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Lars: How to save on your 

} next auto loan Page 78 

Mufflers: Replace yours 

. and pocket the labor Page 112 - 

Tires: Bias-ply? Steel- 

belted? Glas&belted? Page 60 

(Boats: How to get twice 

j; the boat you can afford Page 101 

Bicycle repairs: 

Get the how-to in a new 
monthly feature by Eugene 
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| Book of Bicycling Page 74 



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A I Reno, retired Air Force 
mechanic, master machinist, 
and president of the Burse, 
Idaho Old Timer’s Car Club, 
talks about bis pride and his jo) , 
“This is the 1936 Chevrolet 
FC Standard Business Coupe. 
I’ve completed the work on the 
engine, chassis and body. This 



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money to buy the materials 
to finish the interior. 

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MARCH 1972 * VOL 137 NO. 3 
INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS 

AUSTRALIA DENMARK 

8RAZIL MEXICO 

CARIBBEAN SWEDEN 

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 



HOW TO . . . 

Share a boat 
and save . . . IQi 




Record your own 
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Know your bike 

and fix it! . . . 74 




Make a rotating 

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AUTOMOBILES, DRIVING 

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36L Drivirt’ with Dan 
60 Everything y ou wanted to 
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74 Know your bike and how to 
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76 The Bicycle Shop 
78 How to save money on your 
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84 PM Owners Report: 

Pontiac Ventura 
112 Replace mufflers— and save! 
IIS Saturday Mechanic: How 
and where to look for leaks 



BOATING, OUTDOORS 

96 Boating *72: 

60 New for tire waterways 
94 For campers, fisherm en 
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98 More performance? 

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104 At sea— wi tli PVC 
166 The life it saves may 
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55 A back-vard storage build- 
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132 Better ways to do it 
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50 The Scorpion: a real 
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50 J New in electronics 
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28 Hin ts from r eaders 
50 R Hints from readers 
130 New tools you should know 
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13 4 How a lathe ca n so lv e holt 
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136 Thin; 


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146 Hints from readers 

148 PM's workshop: radial-saw 
accessory cabinet 

158 PM tests the Flo tt jet 

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5QF Photo hints 

66 Throw a little light on the 
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115 Overhead projector you can 
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88 J ust Patented; P M's pic k of 
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36F Pollution Fighters’ 
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quality tiod condition of materials nod workmanship. Popular Mechanics cannot assume 
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LEnERS 

TO THE EDITOR 

No meal for Bill 

If auto editor Bill Hartford knew any- 
thing at all about care and their prices, he 
would eat his words (Biggest bargain since 
the Beetle/, page 108, Jan. PM) . VW is the 
best economy car in the world (about 4 
million other VW owners will agree). He 
seemed to like the Fiat better. And he 
stated that the VW Beetle was over $2000, 
which, as any fool would know, is not true. 
Now come on. Bill, don’t let those Fiat 
commercials fool you. 

Covina, Calif. Chris Kotowski 

“You’re right, Chris/’ says Bill, “the VW 
Beetle is an excellent economy car , l 
know; 1 bought one new in 1962 and 
didn’t ‘outgrow?’ it uttfil 7968, Wish- I had 
it back. 

“As jot price, when the Fiat story was 
written in November, the basic VW Beetle 
(Type 111) was over $2100! Now, as this 
is written in January, after all the mone- 
tary adjustments, lifting of the federal 
excise tax and so on, the price is once 
again under $2000 — SI999 to be exact. 1 

hope it’s still that price by the time you 
read this!" 

Lusitania went down in 1915 

Richard Petrow’s article. When great 
liners ruled the Atlantic (page 66, Jan. 
PM) was very interesting. However, if he 
will check his history book for ships that 
were sunk during World War I, he’ll find 
that the Lusitania was sunk by a German 
i U-boat in the spring of 1915 (not during 
1914) off the coast of Ireland, 

Ocean City, N,J. Horace Hazard 

Right — it was Mag 7, 1915. 

Help for shortwave beginners 

One thing that was left out of Time in 
the world (page 90, Jan. PM) and which 
is essential to the beginning SWL (short- 
wave listener) is a list of the many DX 
clubs that exist. These clubs provide 
members with a bulletin which is filled 
with station schedules, loggings from 
fellow members and other useful data for 
a beginner, Here’s a list of the most 
popular ones (all will send a sample copy 
of their bulletin for $1): 

SPEE DX, P.O, Box 321, Santa Ana, 
Calif. 92702; American SWL Club, 16182 
Ballad Lane, Huntington Beach, Calif, 
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LETTERS 

(Continued from tape 6) 

92649; Newark News Radio Club, 215 
Market St„ Newark, NX 07101; and North 
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toona, Pa. 16602. Membership dues average 
$9 a year, 

Brooklyn, N.Y. Paul Mayo 

Missed by well-trained editors 

In How to get a well-trained dog (page 
84, Feb, PAf), does the third paragraph 
on page 87 say what you want it to say? 
It looks garbled to me. 

Stamford, Conn. Ben Sturdley 

ft is garbled. The line that’s fouled up 
should read: Upon stopping , he gives the 
command sit, and pushes do ten on his 
dog’s hindquarters. 

Learn from ordeal 

I was especially pleased to see Ordeal 
on Beartooth Mountain (page 84, Nov. 
PM) come in time for this year’s snow* 
mobile season. A personal-experience 
article is worth a thousand lectures on 
snowmobile safety. Let’s hope this ordeal 
will convince snowmobilers to take heed 
of weather forecasts before venturing far 
from home, 

Sauk Rapids, Minn, Mark Jarboe 

Twelves not quite 'dominating' 

I must take some exception to Roger 
Huntington’s comment that 12-cylinder 
engines are now- dominating Formula 1 
and sports-car racing ( Are eight cylinders 
enough?, page 84. Jan. PM). A look at 
the 1971 racing season results shows a 
different story. 

Ford’s three-liter V8 won 7 of the 11 
Formula 1 races and secured 137 points 
as against 63 points for all the 12-cylinder 
cars together. As for sports- car racing, 
the big-inch Chevrolet V8 powers virtually 
every Can- Am car (402 points vs 105 for 
the 12- cylinder Porsches) and the V8 
Fords dominate US AC open -wheel racing. 
The only class of racing the Twelves pre- 
vail over is the World Championship of 
Manufacturers. This is due in part to the 
lack of V8 competition as a consequence 
of the perpetual changes in the displace- 
ment limit. Remember that just a few 
years ago the big Ford V8 machines walked 
away with this championship. Perhaps 
1972 will be the year of the Twelves, 
Red Bank, NX Charles M. Hansen 

Probably “dominating’* is too strong a 
word for the performance of Twelves in 



1971 — but watch out for the Pens Ice 
Porsche 12 and Mark Donohue in the ’72 
Can- Am competition. (And see next 
month’s PM for a Complete preview of 
1972 road racing.) 

Corrected before the correction 

Here’s a picture of what I did after 
reading Build this old-time yard siding 
(page 140, April ‘71 PM). I built the 

swing accord - 
i n g to the 
plans — which 
made it 10 feet 
tall. Then I 
found your 
corrections in 
the June 1971 
Letters col- 
li m n (in 
which you 
said the swing 
should be 8 
feet tall and 
the swing 
hangers shortened to 88 inches) after I 
had already cut my own swing down to 8 
feet. The fringe on the top is linoleum. The 
swing just one of the many things I find 
of use in PM, 

Van Buren, Ark. E. J. Rqthermel hr. 

Any other readers who want to build 
the swing can order Xerox copies of the 
original article for $1.20 from Popular 
Mechanics, Dept, JL , 224 West 57th St., 
New York, N.Y, 10019. 

Learn in a parking lot 

It’s not very often that a widely read 
magazine such as PM will offer such en- 
lightened suggestions as that of practicing 
spin recovery on snow in a deserted park- 
ing lot ( Learn about winter driving from 
the ice racers!, page 76, Dec. PM) . Usually 
such information is published in the en- 
thusiast magazines. 

I agree fully with author Dick Bauer: 
You have to know how to handle your car 
to be a safe driver. 

It’s a shame that most U,S. drivers 
are ignorant of this. They seem to have 
the attitude that if you're insane enough 
to put your car in a "death spin,” you’ll 
turn over, or at least cause undue wear 
and tear on your tires, 

Lincoln, Nebr. George H. West 

They have one, too 

The Reeseville Fire Department has had 
an all-terrain vehicle in service for about 
one year, lake the Amphibious fire engine 
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LETTERS 

(Continued from page 3J 




{page 14, Dec, PM), it can travel through 
almost anything to get to remote places 
to fight grass fires. Top speed is about 
23 mph. 

Our unit carries two men, 35 gallons of 
water, a pump, 50 feet of hose and a 
portable hand radio. 

Reesi:vill£, Wis. William Lau 

Fire Chief 

December: good or bad? 

1 have been reading PM for the past 30 
years. I’ve enjoyed it, and I hate to see 
it go to the dogs. Do you realize there 
was only one general -interest story in 
your December issue? 

What’s happened to your articles on 
American cars — -not the Jeeps, etc., but 
the full-size standards? 

Lutz, Fla. Don Sissel 

In my opinion, the December issue is 
the most worthwhile and interesting in 
many, many months. No articles about 
new cars. Glory be! I don't expect the 
entire magazine to be devoted to my 
hobby, woodworking, but I do dislike 
about one-third of the editorial devoted 
to automobiles. 

Long Beach, Calif. William E, Plum 

Great Workshops and weather sticks 

Your articles on Great Workshops are 
terrific. I just finished reading about Mel 
Crosby's shop in the January issue ((A 
craft si twin’s shop that lets you work like 
a pro, page 55). 

Lake Forest, 111. James A. Hume 

I’m sure there are many readers like 
myself who would like to have such a 
shop. But, then, who among us is in the 
league Mel obviously is? 

Fort Worth, Tex. Henry Brent 



After reading the January article and 
being a new reader of PM, I’d like to get 
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These layouts are absolutely unreal. 
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In reading about Mel Crosby’s work- 
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balsam fir weather -forecasting devices. 
How does it work? 

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OUTDOORS 



By BILL McKEOWN 



WITH 12 MILLION CAMPERS predicted for 
this year, plus nearly 500,000 new rec- 
reational vehicles for a total of four million 
on the road, it's going to be busy outside 
this summer. Both good and bad laws will 
be one result as legislators decide they have 
to do something about this "problem." Smart 
outdoorsmen wilt play watchdog whenever 
possible to stop unnecessary laws before 
they get started. 

Some communities are already insisting 
RV owners park Iheir rigs behind the house 
out of sight. Others object when you use 
one as a conveniently remote guest house 
for your mother-in-law. There may be some 
reason for the rule if your camper looks 
like you just hallowed it out of a log. But 
many new regulations are needlessly re- 
strictive. 

Texas seems to make sense with a re- 
quirement that trailer brakes should hold 
when the rig i$ stopped on a slope. Modifica- 
tions appear to be in order for some surge- 
brake installations. Connecticut intends to 
require that by 1973 all pickup campers 
must be weighed at licensed public scales 
and weight must be within the maximum 
set by the manufacturer. New laws there 
will also specify that fire extinguishers, 
safety glass, outside venting For gas ap- 
pliances, safely latches for doors and "gas 
detecting devices' 1 be installed or carried 
aboard. 



UNUSED FARM ACREAGE may become a new 
source of recreational /and. Colorado, Indiana, 
Iowa, Lauisia na, Michigan, North Dakota, Okla- 
homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania and South Carolina 
will have live counties apiece in which the idea 
wifi be tried this year , according to the LL5, 
DepaHmenJ of Agriculture* The pilot program 
will test the feasibility of providing free public 
access Jo sections of private farms for hunting, 
fishing, hiking or trapping. In the 50 test coun- 
ties, farmers taking part in the set-aside program, 
which limits planting of wheat, feed grain ond 
cotton, could receive o payment for the public 
recreational use of port of their unplanted land 
H it is suitable. A spokesman for the deport- 
ment's Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva- 
tion Service tefls us state conservation ond wild- 
life management committees will help select 
test counties at various distances from cities. Land 
must have some form of growth to prevent 
surface erosion and it is hoped that crowds from 
urban centers won't aver. use nearby land. Suf if 
the test program proves workable, it could open 
millions of oc res of farmland for recreational use. 

YOUNG UTAH HUNTS RS, as well os older 
sportsman, have watched a TV Hunter Safety 
Program beamed out from Salt Lake City this 
spring in o weekly early evening television show 
that could well be copied by other states. En- 
rollment gift certificates for the course were 
available to parents buying guns for Christmas 
(Please turn to page 14 j 



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FINDING THE MATCHES on a rainy night 
while setting up camp has been answered by 
some admirable new self-lighting accessories. 
Joining the new line of equipment from 
Traitblaser by Winchester, the camping and 
outdoor clothing operation of the Winchester 
Group of Olin Corp. r are a "matchless" 
stove, lantern and heater. Built-in s parkers 
that work on the piezoelectric principle of 
generating electricity through applied pres- 
sure are installed in a two-burner propane 
stove and a 7000 B.T.U. catalytic heater with 
variable heat control. Single and double 
mantle lanterns that can also be turned down 
to reduce glare use sparking flint lighters. 
Several makes of catalytic healers are 
now available with the small, convenient and 
moderately expensive IF bottles for fuel. 
Ease of lighting, I feel,, mokes up for any 
added pennies of cost, however. The tower 
of flame that goes up when you overprime 
a catalytic with liquid fuef may do no harm, 
but it means you'd better light those heaters 
outdoors and it certainly scared the other 
boats in the harbor when 1 started one up 
at night and it looked like we were on Are. 

TOWING A CAR LIKE A DINGHY behind your 
motor home or pickup camper is getting to be 
o popular way to add wheels for shorf errand* 
and trips while the camper holds your campsite 
space. Chevrolet recommends its manual shift 
compact Vega, f models wrtfi automatic Irons- 
missions must be towed only short distances at 
slow speeds). Buf with your stick-shift Vega* 
simply remove your hex-shaped TC5 (transmis- 
sion con trot sparfcj switch on the Ira remission, 
after disconnecting the wire, and pour in extra 
transmission oil up to the top. Reinstall hex 
switch and wiring, soy the Chevy engineers, and 
you're ready fo taw af highway speeds. ★ ★ ★ 




DODGE'S 1972 AD VENTURER is said to he the only 
new four- wheel-drive vehicle to be offered this year 



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POPULAR MECHANICS 





How to build the people tire. 



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more driving for people to do, more curbs for people to run 
over, more people who are too busy to check their tires. 

A Give it strong polyester body plies, full tread depth, and 
!■ a concave molded tread 

2 Put two armor belts of steel under the tread. Steel cords 
. so strong a single cord will pull a car, Cords set so close 
together you'll need 805 feet for each tire. 



\ Or simply see your Firestone Dealer, Store, or service 
'* station. You'll find we've already built The People Tire 
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We re not saying it’s a tire you shouldn’t take care of. We’re 
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MARCH 1972 



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NEW CAR 




YOU CAN THIEFRROOF a dash-mounted 
stereo tape deck with this ingenious locking 
bracket — a welcome aid in view of today’s 
high rate of Stolen machines. The wraparound 
bracket completely encloses the player, mak- 
ing it impossible to reach and remove the 
mounting screws. Shown here in use with a 
Craig player, it’s adjustable to fit any deck 
up to 9 inches wide by 3% inches high. You 
first remove the machine along with Its regu- 
lar U-shaped hanger, then you reinstall the 
hanger with the upper ends of the protective 
bracket sandwiched between it and the under- 
side of the dashboard (upper photo at right). 
Slotted openings in the bracket’s ends usually 
let you use the same screw holes without 
having to drill new ones. Sides of the brack- 
et swing down around the player and are 
fastened securely together underneath with 
a long shackle and key lock (lower photo at 
right). This conceals the hanger screws, mak- 
ing them inaccessible. The bracket can also 





be used with most floor-mount decks simply 
by installing it upside down. Called Dek-Lok, 
it’s made by Dek-Lok, lnc„ 1174 Great South- 
west Parkway. Grand Prairie, Tex. 75050, It's 
available for $9.95 postpaid from Southwest- 
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EASILY SPOTTED by passing motor- 
ists, this brightly colored warning 
sign is designed to protect a dis- 
abled car parked along the side of 
the road. Made of flexible vinyl, the 
30x40-inch emergency aid can be 
quickly stretched between the 
opened trunk lid and bumper to 
guard the rear of the car. Elastic 
loops at the corners hook over the 
bumper and the corners of the trunk 
lid to hold it in place. The sign is 
colored a high-visibility yellow with 
a black arrow design. It can be rolled 
or folded for easy storage in a car 
trunk. Price is $3.79 postpaid from 
Sta Put Enterprises, lnc„ Box 21, 
Massapequa Park, N. Y. 11762. 

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Our love 
for the sea 

has become 
a science. 




We were working to 
protect clean water long 
before the word “ecology ” 
became popular Because 
without it we’re sunk. 

Our engineering efforts 
have resulted in new anti- 
pollution fuel systems that 
recirculate unburned fuel; 
cleaner burning 50:1 fuel/oil 
mixtures; high intensity 
Magnapower ignition 
system and improved spark 
plugs that assure more 
complete fuel burning. 

We've done a lot about 
“ear pollution," too. Our 
new silencing systems have 
made our 1972 engines 
the quietest we’ve ever built. 

And we’ve only just 
begun. 









Family-Style Fun in Chrysler Family-Size Outboards 

Chrysler designed these family-size outboards for family fun. So 
five it up with the Chrysler 55 that weighs less than other lower hp. 
models. Or raise them up on skis with the sure-fire 45, with Chrysler’s 
exclusive Magnapower C-D ignition. You can challenge the compe- 
tition with the Chrysler 35— proved 
year after year to be the winningest 
in its APBA racing class. Or for just 
plain "kid’s stuff” simplicity there’s 
the Chrysler 20— quietest in itsclass 
even at flat-out speeds. They all 
have Chrysler's anti-pollution fuel 
recycling system, plus new hustle, muscle and drive for 72. 



Light Fantastics: Chrysler Lo-Profiles 



Here’s a light touch by Chrysler. Outboards espe- 
cially designed for the fisherman. They’re light- 
weight, easy to carry. And low, out-of-the-way sil- 
houettes give you full 360° fishing from any seat in 
the boat. They’re powered to your needs, too— in 
6, 8, 9.9 and 12.9 hp. 



And,, if you ask them, they'll do more than fish. For 
example, the 9.9 and 12.9 Lo-Profiles have enough power to start 
a small youngster on skis. Or as Autolectrics, they brighten the night 

with dome lights, generate accessory power, charge 
the battery and turn on when you turn the key. 

AN Lo-Profile Chrysler outboards have full gear- 
shifts (easily adapt to remote control); 6-gal. Tote 
Tanks with fuel gauges; new Chrysler-designed 
anti-pollution fuel recycling system; self-relieving 
:hokes; no-shearpin props; all-speed Power-Charg- 
ing; 50:1 fuel/oil mix; up-front controls. And for 1972 
they’re quicker, quieter and even more economical 
:o run. What’s more, they weigh less per hp. than 
any other outboards in their class. 





Chrysler Puts You Out In Front For The Fun Of It! 

Chrysler designed these bowriders just for fun. Walk-thru wind- 
shields give you complete versatility and convenience fore and aft. 
Deep, soft upholstered seats provide luxurious comfort for relaxing 
and fun. Wall-to-wall carpets, full-padded coamings, and padded 

backs in the bow cock- 
\ pits make these bow- 

riders “plush” from stem 
to stern. 

You have five bold 
choices for 72: three 15', 
16' and 18' Cathedrals; 
two exclusive, premium 
design Hydro-Vee Couriers— a big 17-footer and an all-new 15-footer 
that looks more like a sport boat than many sport boats. 

But bowriders aren’t all that’s new from Chrysler. There are two 
brand-new Hydro-Vee runabouts: sporty 15' and 16' Chargers with 
deluxe cockpits, lockable sea chests, hand-crafted fiberglass con- 
struction. Sophisticated, new hull design for soft, dry rides. Pfent 
of room for people 
and gear. 

Chrysler’s ex- || 
elusive Hydro-Vee 
hull is pure pre- 
mium quality. An 
advanced combi- 
nation of the 
roomy, soft-riding luxury, safety and stability of a premium deep-V 
hull, plus the fast-planing, responsive control of a high-performance 
hydroplane. Every boat is built by hand, with layers of fine glass 
matting, roving, cloth, resins and deep-hued gel coats. 

Check Chrysler’s 43-boat fleet; bowriders, runabouts, fishing boats, 
bass boats, utilities, sailboats, light cruiser and a sport boat; 12 to 
24 ft.; fiberglass or aluminum; I/O or outboard. Ail BIA certified. 

Ride with the 
bold, beautiful bow- 
riders by Chrysler 
And be a front run- 
ner in the fun. 





CHARGER 186 






The Matchmakers: ’72 Chrysler 
Hi-Performance Action 

Famous Chrysler engineering brings you together 
with high-powered action in 70, 85, 105, 120, 130 and 
150 hp. sizes— all certified by BIA. High-energy Mag- 
napower C-D ignition gets you started fast— even with 
a weak battery. You can keep your boat on the water longer with 
full-bore power all season and little reason for mid-year tune-ups. 
Chrysler high-performance engines also offer you prolonged no-miss 
idling; circle-gap plugs that actually clean themselves; new solid- 
state voltage regulator/rectifiers that significantly increase battery 

life. 

Chrysler engineering also offers new con- 
venience and improved performance with an 
optional Combination Power Trim / Power 
Tilt. It’s Chrysler’s patented electric-hydrau- 
lic unit that mounts completely on the motor— not on the boat It’s the 
industry's only two-stage trim/tilt unit that you can operate at the 
touch of a single switch. You can make fine adjustment 
through normal lock bar range, and raise engine full-up 
for beaching or trailering. 

Hi-Performance models feature Chrysler’s proved all- 
speed Power-Charging, the unique head/piston/port de- 
sign that delivers more certified hp. per lb. New muscle 
and corrosion-free components inside. A new, Chrysler-designed 
anti-pollution fuel recycling system. And, with Chrysler’s simplified 
engineering design, you can do more basic service on a Chrysler 
outboard yourself. 







Chrysler’s super 70 combines an economy price 
with superb performance. Chrysler’s 85 is North 
America s most powerful 3-cylinder outboard. The 
conservatively rated 105 is a proved performer from 
the word go! The 1 20 is proof that big power can be 
beautiful-and versatile— and reliable. And the all- 



new, ocean-splitting 130 is the maximum outboard you can hang on 
most popular-size hulls . . . the most hp. that’s BIA certified for a 
production engine! 

Top all that off with a Chrysler engineering breakthrough: the new 
limited-production Racing 150 .. . highest hp. ever certified by BIA ! 
Take a closer look at the Chrysler Hi-Performance outboards . . . 
you’ll get a whole new outlook on boating. 




Your Chrysler Crew Dealer 
has fishing maps or a 
boating guide for you free! 



Where to find fish 



Detailed maps of twenty of the 
best fishing spots in the U.S. 
and Canada have been assem- 
bled by Jerry McKinnis, one of 
the nation's top fishermen. 
Known by millions of sports- 
men through his Chrysler- 
sponsored TV Show, ‘‘The 




Fishin' Hole”, McKinnis tells 
where to launch, where to find 
the big ones and what tackle 
and lures to use. it s a handy 
guide to local fishing and hunt- 
ing regulations, and much more 
useful information for a fisher- 
man and boater 



How to get the most out of boating 



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A comprehensive guide for the 
boater, It covers such impor- 
tant points as boat construc- 
tion, how to select a boat or 
sailboat; seamanship, how to 
use tides and currents. It gives 
navigational aids, tells you 




how to read charts and the 
weather. You'll learn how to tie 
knots. And you'll get a list of 
nautical terms and the rules of 
the road, A helpful handbook 
for every boater with a retail 
value of 600, 



Visit your Chrysler Crew Dealer for your 
free fishing maps or boating guide 

There's nothing to buy. Nothing to fill out. Just visit your Chrysler Crew Dealer and ask him for your 
free copy of the fishing maps or boating guide. They’re free as long as they fast. While you're there 
ask to see the exciting new line of 72 Chrysler outboards and boats. (You'll find your nearest dealer 
listed in the Yellow Pages under "Outboards" or ' Boats*'.) 



...And ask him about "Customer Care” 

We want you to be satisfied with Chrysler boats and outboards. We engineered them with that in 
mind. That’s why we offer you the industry’s only personalized Customer Care program— to prove 
it. See your Chrysler Crew Dealer today. 



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SOLUTIONS FOR MECHANICAL HEADACHES 

IUT0M0BILE CUBIC 

BY MORT SCHULTZ 



Pipe dream 

I own a 1571 Chevy 11 Nova that doesn’t 
want to take gas. As the tank is being 
filled,, gas spills out of the filler tube on 
to the ground although the attendant sets 
his pump to the slowest feed . Even if he 
tries to fill the tank manually, the gas 
still backs up. The Chevrolet dealer tells 
me nothing can be done. — Carl G. Alt, 
Syracuse, N Y. 

He’s dreaming. There’s probably a re- 
striction in the filler pipe or vent tube. 
Perhaps the filler pipe was bent in the 
wrong spot or at the WTong angle during 
production. It doesn’t matter. The dealer 
should replace the gas tank under the 
terms of the warranty. If he doesn’t want 
to cooperate, write customer relations at 
Chevy, 

Beastly excuse 

f have a 1970 Mercury Marquis with a 
4Z9-2V engine. Why do l hear a main bear- 
ing knock whenever I accelerate from a 
slow speed? The dealer says it’s the nature 
of the beast, and that nothing can be 
done. — Dr, R. D. Brion, Allen Park, Mich. 

‘‘Nature of the beast,” my foot. First of 
all. Doc, it probably isn’t a main bearing 
that you’re hearing, but if it were, who- 
ever said you couldn’t fix a main bearing? 
Anyway, the knock is probably a heavy 
detonation. You should be using premium 
fuel. If you’re not, switch, but if the knock 
is still there, draw your dealer’s atten- 
tion to article No. 2987CT of service bul- 
letin 146 (8/7/70). It tells him how to 
modify the distributor to get rid of deto- 
nation, This should do it, but if not, then 
he should replace the head gasket with a 
thicker one. 

Gas pains 

My 1969 Volvo 145 automatic wagon is 
the hardest car to start when hot that I’ve 
ever owned. 1 had the twin Sir amber g 
carburetors drilled, air /liter changed 
twice, pmrtts and plugs replaced, and the 
engine tuned to peak. No help , In fact, as 
my wife tried to start the car the other 
day, T got a whiff of raw gas from the 
tailpipe. Is there a cure? — Wight H, Davie, 
South Burlington, Vt. 

24B 



I don’t know who’s been doing your 
work, but if it hasn’t been a Volvo dealer, 
then he doesn’t know about the service 
bulletins which have been issued to help 
solve this problem. If it is a Volvo dealer, 
he should be ashamed of himself. You may 
have made a mistake having the carbu- 
retors drilled. I hope things haven’t been 
fouled up badly enough to warrant re- 
placement. In any case, there are service 
bulletins that Volvo dealers have received. 
One tells them how to set the carbu- 
retor floats to overcome hard hot starting. 
The other tells them how to adjust the 
hot- start valve, which is attached to the 
air cleaner assembly and is supposed to 
draw gas vapors off into the atmosphere 
instead of allowing them to enter the 
manifold. If your dealer doesn't clear up 
the problem to your satisfaction, contact 
the Volvo distributor in Boston for help. 

A real imitation problem 

The imitation wood strippinqs around 
the imitation wood paneling of my 1970 
Ford station wagon look like they are rot- 
ting from beneath. 1 have noticed the same 
problem on my friend’s Mercury wagon. 
Can you suggest a solution ? — -Walter Ful- 
ler, Moorpark , Calif, 

There is no inexpensive solution un- 
less your car is within warranty. The 
railings are made of fiberglass, and what’s 
happening is that the laminations are com- 
ing loose. The only solution is replace- 
ment. If the car is still under warranty, 
you're in good shape. If not, new rails all 
around will cost you about $200. 

A drag 

I have a 1970 Chevrolet Caprice that 
has given me this problem since it was 
new. When it’s warmed up and I stop for 
gas or to go into a store, it won't restart. 
The starter drags as if the battery were 
dead. What’s the trouble? — J. A. Digre- 
gor io. Las Vegas, Nev. 

If the car were older I would say that 
you may have a carbon condition, but it’s 
not likely with a fairly new vehicle. In- 
stead I think that the problem is with the 
starter. Maybe there’s a short in the wind- 
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ing, or the armature is worn or burned. 
Get a starter draw test when the engine is 
warm. You may need a new starter. 

Dark Fury 

V- i'c solved a problem that I think other 
owner# of Plymouth Furys (mine is a ‘69) 
would want to know about. The tail lamps 
seem to bum out prematurely. J'ue found 
that a small leak eansts between the frame 
and lens through which moisture seeps. 
This shorts out the bulb. Take the lens 
off and place a gasket around the frame 
or a layer of Form-a-Gasket around the 
lens. Incidentally, a bulb with a brass 
base seems to last longer than one with 
an aluminum base. — Michael D. Mellon, 
Clifton Heights, Pa. 

Thanks lor the help, Mike. 

Chrysler’s squealing brakes 

We recently purchased a new (1971) 
Chrysler Town and Country station wag- 
on with power front-disc brakes. When 
the pedal is depressed, the brakes squeal 
like mad. My son-in-law bought a new 
(1971) Plymouth Fury 111 and has the 
same problem. What causes this and what 
is the remedy?— Carlton Darling, Central 
Bridge, N.Y. 

The trouble is probably caused by vi- 
bration of the outboard shoe and lining 
assembly. Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge 
issued service bulletins in July telling 
dealers how to rid 1970 and 1971 models 
cf squealing brakes. Generally, the repair 
involves applying Cycleweld K-101 ce- 
ment to the shoe and inside surface of the 
caliper fingers. See your Chrysler dealer 
— have your son-in-law see bis Plymouth 
dealer. The Dodge bulletin number is D71- 
5-4. Chrysler-Plymouth’s is 71-5-5, 

Noise pollution 

I have a 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 with a 
302-cu -iu. engine. The problem is an aw- 
ful clicking noise which the mechanics 
say is caused by the. hydraulic lifters. Is 
there any way of eliminating it? The me- 
chanics say no. — D.E. Adams, Sharps - 
burg. Pa, 



You can get rid of practically any en- 
gine noise . . , even yours. But whether 
you pay for it or it’s done free of charge 
depends upon your S-year/50,000 mile 
warranty. Is it still in effect? No one can 
say for sure if the clicking noise in your 
engine is being caused by the lifters. It 
might be a problem of excessive clear- 
ance between the valve stems and valve 
guides. To get rid of it, the cylinder head 
has to be repaired or replaced. Or maybe 
the noise is a result cf bad rockers. But 
even if it is being caused by the hydraulic 
lifters, it can be lessened by adjusting the 
valve clearance- 

Service Tips 

§ Chevrolet recognizes that problems have 
been experienced by owners of 1971 models 
in closing the hoods of their cars. In most 
cases, the company says, the hood isn’t be- 
ing closed with enough force to compress the 
rubber hood stops. If alignment is not correct 
even when you slam the hood shut, then take 
the car back to the dealer. If the hood edge 
is too high, he will cut the rubber grommet to 
reduce the height. If the edge is too low, he 
will install an adjustable outer bumper, 

• If your 1971 Dodge with 383-CU -Jn. engine 
and four-barrel Holley carburetor demon- 
strates lag and stumble during light and 
medium throttle acceleration from a stop or 
low speed, here's what to do. Have your 
dealer tune up the engine according to serv- 
ice bulletin D7 1-14-5. If that doesn't work, 
have him install carburetor kit 3683830 as 
the bulletin tells him to do. 

• Ford tells owners of 1971 Pintos with 
2000-cc engines to check the oil-level indi- 
cator. if it isn't seating all the way into the 
tube, you will be getting false readings. Re- 
place such an indicator with a new one (part 
No. 01F2-6750-C), You dealer's authority to 
do this is item No, 3529C of service bulletin 
173 (8-28-71). 

• Olds mobile has come up with a good tip 

for car owners who live tn large metropolitan 
areas and are getting "station swapping" on 
their AM/FM or radio/tape units. In areas 
where there are large numbers of FM sta- 
tions dose together, one can interfere with 
another. Olds suggests that you add a 10-inch- 
long extension to the antenna lead-in. Exten- 
sions are available from radio parts supply 
stores, * * * 



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mileage— B, W. Enrin, Kent, Ohio 

Router serves as burnisher 

By clamping a router upside down, you 
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scroll workpieces. Insert a short length 
of V* -in. steel rod in the collet, tighten 
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— Walter E, Burton, Akron, Ohio 

Reducing drill-bit wander 

Recently, when end-drilling some hard- 
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inserting the bit deeply into the chuck, 
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DETROIT 

USTEMie POST 

BY ROBERT LUND 



OLDS LOOKS like a better and better bet to 
cap first crack at GM's Wankel. (See the 
lead Item In DIP, (page 36, Feb. PM). A 
source with contacts on the inside says the 
latest plan— but not necessarily the Anal plan 
—calls for scrapping the small car Olds was 
scheduled to bring out in '73. Instead, Olds 
will have a small, Wankel-powered ear for 
74. The car the Wankel will replace wasn't 
a new job. It was to be a recycled, spitted- 
up version of Chevy's Nova. None of this has 
been confirmed by Olds or GM, but it comes 
from a source with a pretty good record for 
reading OM'i cards before they're played. 
There are long faces at Chevrolet at the 
prospect of another division getting the rotary 
first, because Chevy was certain it had the 
deal locked up. 

Olds may have another ace up its sleeve 
— an aluminum black engine. The division 
acknowledges It's working on an aluminum 
block, but isn't saying when it will be ready 
or in which car it will be used. 

FORD WILL BE NEXT up with an electronic 
ignition system. Next after Chrysler, which has 
it this year as a $35 option on its VBs. Ford 
will offer the Hem on Hs ‘73 cars — probably of 
a slightly lower price than Chrysler and probably 
made by Motorola. Chrysler builds Hs own. 

Another rumble out of Ford; The company 
will reportedly use the metric system for the 
new four-cylinder engine it will build at Lima, 
Ohio. This it an interesting bit for a couple of 
reasons. There's been a lot of agitation to get 
the auto companies to switch to metrics. But 
Detroit says it Isn't interested L When the Auto 
Manufacturers Asm. polled the industry on the 
idea two years ago, the consensus was, "Not 
now, but we might consider it in 10 years." 

What happened to cause Ford to move the 
timetable up eight years? Could be the com- 
pany's thinking af using the new mini motor 
in a car designed for the world market, in which 
case the engine dimensions would have to be 
given in metrics. 

CHRYSLtlt'S KICKING AROUND the idea of 
producing parts for its Japanese import, Colt, 
in the United States. This has led to speculation 
Big C might build the entire car or its com- 



panion import, the Cricket from England, in 
this country. Negative. Chrysler may yet build 
a small car in this country but if so, it won't 
be Colt or Cricket. 

IF YOU THINK you're going fa get a break 
on what you pay for oar insurance when 
impact-absorbing bumpers became standard, 
forget it. You may pay a little less for in- 
surance— assuming the insurance companies 
reduce rales 20 percent, os they've promised. 

But the bumpers are probably going to cost 
mare than you'll save on them. 

Figure it out for yourself. The auto com- 
panies say energy-absorbing bumpers will 
cost something over $100. Call it an even 
hundred to keep it simple. Subtract 20 per- 
cent — maybe— from whatever you're paying 
for insurance. Unless your insurance premium 
runs over $500 a year, you won't save a 
button on the deaf. 

However, the insurance companies would 
stand to make out all right, because they 
won't have to pay claims on as many nickel 
and dime collisions. Bat as far as the car 
owner ts concerned, it's like a restaurant 
saying the second cup of coffee Is free after 
it's sacked you 50 cents for the first cup. 

GOT AN OFFBEAT IDEA for getting people 
from here to there? Toll Ford about it. Although 
Ford figures cars will continue to be the major 
source of transportation in the United States for 
the foreseeable future, the company's interested 
in every and any approach to transporting peo- 
ple. “That's out business , people-moving," says 
Gene Bardmaf, head of Ford's design deport- 
ment, “and we’re looting very closely at every 
method of moving people to wherever they 
wont to go." Ford's serious about tbit. Along 
with every kind of car you con Imagine, the 
company's studying moving sidewalks , mono- 
rails, robot buses— the whole spectrum. 

GM'S REPORTEDLY DECIDED where the hydrau- 
lic power supply will come from if and when 
cars ore built with a central electronic control 
system. It will came off the automatic transmis- 
sion. 

If you want to interpret this to mean the 
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from producing a cor with □ central electronic 
system, go ahead and read it that way. 

THE FRANCHISE FAD hat never caught on in 
the auto business. Sure, there are exceptions 
—the muffler shops, paint shops and Irons- 
mission specialists. But for every winner there 
have been a dozen losers, i know because 
E J ve gone to the press conferences and lis- 
tened to the promoters tell how they were 
going to dean up. But the great majority of 
them have gone belly up r instead of mopping 
up. 

Now there's a new outfit in Detroit, Motune, 
Inc., which thinks it has a format that'll work 
where earlier ventures failed. It's a do-it- 
yourself repair shop* and it might interest 
those of yog who enjoy tinkering with cars. 
The company will supply the space,, tools, 
equipment and parts— you get a discount on 
parti— for you to repair your own car Motune, 
which apparently has money behind it, says 
it will open two pilot shops in the Detroit 
area and if the pilots work out, the company 
will go national. The goal is 100 to 200 loca- 
tions nationwide over five years. 

Another automotive self-service opera- 
tion has also begun in the Detroit area. 
U-Tune, Inc., is open in Madison Heights, 
Mich., with intentions of soon going notional. 
President Duane 1. Wasmoth points out that 
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Equipment even includes an exhaust-emis* 
sions analyzer. You can't miss U-Tune'i com* 
pony symbol: It's a big smiling wrench— 
Happy the Wrench. 

The do-it-yourself idea isn't original wilh 
Matune or LKTune. Do-it-yourself shops have 
been operating in Europe and Canada for 
several years. But up to now nobody's tried 
the idea on a national scale in this country, 

THE PRESSURE S REALLY ON at Ford for Bor- 
dinaf and hh crew to came up wfth two new 
cars os advanced and imaginative as Thunder- 
bird and Mustang were when fftey firrf ap- 
peared on the scene. Not that Ford's displeased 
whh its current cars. Bui the company feels the 
on ly way it can score paints against GM is by 
following a program of bald innovation. No I with 
/ook-at-me-too cars. But with took -at -me- first 
cars. 

Ford's known to be working on two different 
fwo-pauenger vehicles, but as currency en- 
visioned, they won J f be frond-seders in the way 
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36A 




QUESTIONS ANSWERED 



HOMEOW HEBS’ 

^MCLIHIC 



BY W. CLYDE LAMMEY; 



Condensate on aluminum storm sash 

Why do my aluminum i form unndoio* 
steam up when the temperature goes be- 
low freezing? The steam farms on the in- 
side of the window frames and glass, runs 
to the sill and freezes . How can I stop 
this?— John Redmond, Birmingham, Ala . 

The storms are at a lower temperature 
than the air leaking through inner sashes. 
That air contains moisture, which con- 
denses on the colder metal and glass. 
Weathers tripping the inner sashes usually 
eliminates this or minimizes it so it is no 
longer troublesome. If your furnace is of 
the unvented, gas-fired type, it is a major 
source of excess moisture in your room 
air. It should be vented outside. 

Cleaning acoustical-tile ceiling 

How can I clean acoustical tile in a 
basement room? Will it withstand wet- 
ting ? — Hoy Adams, Lexington, Ky. 

Fve used a wallpaper cleaner — the kind 
you form into a ball or pallet and rub 
over the dry surface. It seems to serve 
very well, but you must work In good 
light and be careful to remove all streaks 
by overlapping each stroke of the cleaner. 
If the ceiling is dus ty, cobwebby or other- 
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with a vacuum-cleaner floor brush to 
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dust from the partial perforations. Then 
use the cleaner. I’ve also used an artificial 
sponge dampened in soapy water and 
squeezed out nearly dry. After the first, 
sponging, rinse with a nearly dry sponge. 

Preventing paint ‘skin’ 

How can I prevent a ftlm from forming 
over paint after the can has been opened 
and a part of its contents used? — William 
Carpenter, Puente, Calif. 



down as far as it will go. Then store the 
can upside down. In cans at least half full 
this usually prevents formation of film. 

Another way is to cut a disc of wax 
paper to a true fit inside the can and lay 
this on top of the paint. There’s also a liq- 
uid — available from your paint dealer— 
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paint I clean small paint cans in which 
paint leftovers can be easily stored. I fill 
these three quarters full, press lids tightly 
in place and then invert the cans. 

Cleaning gold leaf 

f have a carved American eagle with. 
wingspread of about 20 lit. which appears 
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—about a half teaspoon ful in a tumblerful 
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won’t become overly wetted. 

Growing geranium ‘‘tree” 

At a recent flower show I saw what 
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Geranium trees are quite common in 
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can maintain growth with a liquid plant 
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Firepower is the newest of all the 
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36E 




POLLUTION 

FIGHTERS’ 

NEWSLETTER 

By SUSAN MAZUR 

TRAPPING EXHAUST PARTICULATES is the job 
of PPG'*, new exhaust filter, shown below 
being installed on a cor. This device could 
consequently permit the continued use of 
leaded gasoline without worries of lead pol* 
luting the oir since lead is exhausted in small 
particles. Action starts with exhaust Rawing 
into an agglomerator in which small particles 
are stuck together. These resulting larger par* 
tides ore then spun in the cyclone, a conical 
mechanism, which deposits them in a reser- 
voir. The particles that get through are re- 
moved by a fiberglass filter in a mufflerlike 
unit. PPG has equipped a test fleet with the 
system in Corpus Christ! and San Antonio, 
Tex., and has installed experimental systems 




on 1972 model cars, now being tested and 
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GOOD FISHING FROM OR JWGSf A population 
"blown" of murine life— some rarely, if ever 
seen before in log mono waters—is appearing 
os a result of oil-drilling operations, says Burr 
Tettleton, senior Guff Coast geologist, Sohio 
Petroleum Co., Oklahoma City, OJrla. He recently 
told ll>e Interstate O it Compact Commission that 

the annual Gulf Coast commercial fishing catch 
increased from 250 million to 1.622 million 
pounds between 1940 and 1970— the increase 
paralleling the growth of offshore oil platforms 
since 1947 while other VS- commercial fishing 
grounds without drilling platforms hove recorded 

36 F 



declining populations during the some period. 
Tettleton pointed out these virtues of offshore 
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wave action and light and 3) they've "revolu- 
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fishin's the thing nowl 

RECYCLING TOO EXPENSIVE? Railroads charge 
a higher freight rote for transporting recycled 
materials than for hauling virgin materials, says 
John Vaccaro, transportation director, the Na- 
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becouse the shipper usually cannot guarantee 
the railroad a certain volume of tonnage on a 
regular basis whereas the shipper of virgin mate- 
rials con. And, a group of George Washington 
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Zoecoo Corp, (Palo Alto, Calif.) is doing It. 
The firm is making headway, according to 
Daniel Lozare, vice-president of Zoecon, with 
a synthetic hormone to eradicate insects by 
arresting their normal development. Zoecon 
calls its compounds Entocons; they're syn- 
thetic formulations of natural insect juvenile 
hormones which when introduced offer the 
larva! stage of an insect's life cycle are lethal 
to the organism, but, since insect lorvae have 
a tolerance far this hormone and do destroy 
vegetation, the search is on still for an even 
better method of insect control in the earlier, 
larval stage. (See also Birth Control for Bugs, 
page 1 16, Aug, '66 PAU 

POUUTfON-FfiFf STEEL MIU in Berkeley, Calif., 
disposes at its impurities from mo/ten metal by 
bailing them away in a vacuum at 4000 ° F. with 
an electron beam. The only wattes at Aire o 
Vacuum Metals are a daily bucketful of slag , 
which gets recycled, and a puff of dean steam . 
Also , according to the Airco all, this is the first 
continuous iteefmoJring process entirely in a 
vacuum. 



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Do your hitch 
at home. 

After four or more months of basic and advanced 
training, you can fulfill the rest of your military obligation 
at home. When you’re part of the Army Reserve. 

You normally attend weekend meetings once a 
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camp for two weeks each summer. 

The Reserve pays you for this. The Reserve pays in 
other ways, too. 

For instance, well pay your way through one of our 
schools so you can learn one of 300 job skills, depending 
upon the specific skill requirements of your local unit. 

With this training, you’ll get off to a faster start in 
just about any career. 

See what the Army Reserve can do for you. It’s a 
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keep them running. That’s what makes 
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Maverick is a simple, uncom- 
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more, a good-looking, 
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money. Standard 6 or optional V-8. 
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Lifter and hauler 



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to 80 inches, and can be swiveled on its 
axis. The unit comes equipped with a trans- 
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and a high-lift bumper or frame jack with a 
two to five-ton capacity. To tow. the Crane- 
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Rather than depend on the whims of weath- 
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stalling a 70 ,000 -square -foot slalom run made 
of polyethylene plastic. Skiers glide on re- 
silient plastic fingers projecting from a cir- 
cular rim. Called Sno-Mat, the snap-together 
parts are interchangeable. 



A pollution solution 

The increasing number of 
boaters using California waters 
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state lakes. The units can be 
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power, and holding tanks for 
waste are mounted beneath. 




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A NEW WRINKLE IN SEWING is a machine that employs 
ultrasonic vibrations instead of needle and thread to 
attach one piece of fabric to another Developed by 
the Branson Sonic Power Co., Danbury, Conn., the ma- 
chine can sew most man-made fabrics and some blends 
of synthetic and natural fibers at a rate of 50 feet per 
minute. Ultrasonic energy is generated by a solid-state 
power supply and converted into mechanical vibra- 
tions that create localized heat. The heat causes mo- 
lecular changes, welding the fabric pieces together. 

STOP HICCUPS WITH SUGAR. That’s the advice of 
three physicians who report in the New England jour- 
nal of Medicine that cases of persistent hiccups in 19 
of 20 patients were suppressed with doses of sugar 
— a teaspoonful of the white granulated stuff swal- 
lowed “dry.” The doctors think the sugar somehow 
interferes with nerve impulses triggering the hiccup 
reflex. Before the sugar therapy, several patients had 
tried other common “cures.” including breathing into 
a paper bag and holding their breath, 

LIKE EARTH, THE SUN MAY HAVE POUR CAPS. This 
was revealed by a temperature “portrait” of the sun 
created by converting electronic measurements into a 
picture. “Cool” areas, including the two polar regions, 
show up as dark patches. They have temperatures of 
about 1.8 million degrees F., as compared with 3.6 
million degrees F, of other regions. The portrait is 
based on measurements by instruments aboard a solar 
observatory recently placed in Earth orbit by NASA. 

A NEW TV SYSTEM MAKES READING POSSIBLE for 

most partially sighted persons, according to the maker, 
a Santa Monica, Calif., electronics firm. Comprised of 
a sophisticated TV camera, a special lighting setup and 
a viewing table, the system is linked with an ordinary 
black-and-white TV set. The user places his book or 
paper under the camera lens, adjusts light intensity 
and magnification, then runs a scanning control while 
reading words, composed of fetters two inches high, that 
appear on the TV screen. The system costs about $800. 

CALIBRATION OF A SHOCK TUNNEL — said to be the 
largest of its kind in the country — lias been started at 
a Sandia Laboratories facility near Albuquerque. Con- 
trolled explosions inside the big steel tube — 306 feet 
long and 19 feet in diameter— will subject full-scale 
test vehicles to shock and high-pressure environments. 

A side effect of the calibration blasts are king-size 
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AUTOMOTIVE 



Drivin’ with Dan 

What are the advantages of side- mounted radiators? 
Will the Wankel engine ever be used in racing cars? 
Are the indy cars weighted to turn left only? Dan 
Gurney answers these and other automotive questions 



Q, In the movie Grand Pri* t noticed that Jams s 
Garner steered by crossing his arms, in my 
driver'* education class, we were faugM to steer 
hand over hand, is this only because one method 
is suited for racing^ and the other for normal 
driving? What are the pros ond cons for each?— 
G. Louie, Mercer Island, Wash. 

A. 1 used to crass my arms when racing, and 
I always held my hand in one certain position 
on the steering wheel with my right thumb 
over a spoke al about the 1:30 to 2:00 o'clock 
position. The big advantage was in always 
knowing where the front wheels were pointed 
in relation to my hand position. When steer- 
ing is slow, this is impractical, so I put hand 
over hand* 

Q. IVe been fold f could clean the tappets and 
rocker arm with kerosene and a/so run this through 
the engine for a couple of minutes at idling speed 
to clean it up. So I did this and am phased with 



the results. However, t was aha told l f d use mare 
oih The car is a '57 Chevy with a six-cylinder 
automatic. Can you tell me how this use of 
kerosene might affect oil consumption?-- John 
Tyhr, Gassviffe, Ark • 

A. Kerosene is not a good lubricant. I have 
heard of this process, but it sounds risky. 

G}* Whof ore the advantages and disadvantages 
of side-mounted radiators on indy ond Formula 
I cars? Do you think the 5CCA j$ a goad pfoce 
for o new racing driver to get started?— Larry 
Guy, New Cumberland, Pa. 

A* Side-mounters help shorten the polar mo- 
ment of inertia and also require less water 
piping. This should mean tower overall 
weight. They do not lend themselves to the 
latest full-width blunt aerodynamic noses., 

In the beginning, it doesn^t really matter 

f Please turn to page MN) 



DAN PUTS HiS fOOI IN fT trying his hand at kart racing at the O range County Inter national Raceway 
in California. The day ot kart racing was a held day for All American Racers and the International Kart F ed- 
erolion. Dan was photographed in this hot, wedge-shaped kart by the federdliOri'i magazine, Sprier New i, 




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DRIVIN* WiTH DAN 

(Continued from page SSL) 

much where you start racing, 1 think the 
SCCA is fine. In the final analysis, you'll find 
it it up to you, anyway. 

Q* Do you fhinfc the Wanket engine will ever be 
used in Indy or Can-Am racing?— Brad Millet^ 
Brookline, Mass. 

A. My guess it that it wifi* It seems to have 
excellent horsepower per pound of engine 
weight, and t believe that a formula has 
been prepared for measuring its displacement 
for Indy racing, Wankels should show up in 
SCCA sedan racing first. 

Q. Why does everyone prefer Union 76 for fuel 
on the NASCAR circuit 7 Will Swede Savage race 
in the Indy 500 this year?— Philip Johnson , Para- 
dise f Pa. 

A, Union is the only company that blends a 
real racing gasoline to the specifica liens re- 
quested by the manufacturers at the present 
time. Union also has sort of a special rela- 
tionship with NASCAR in that Ihe firm lends 
support in return for the advertising benefits 
of being seen al all the tracks. 

Yes p Swede has left AAR and is scheduled 
to drive o Patrick Petroleum Special Indy car 
designed by AnEares Engineering Co., of De- 
troit, 

Q. is it hue that Indy cars are weighted to turn 
left only and that fhey will spin out if burned the 
other way? — Erie Sewell, Oa/faj. 

A. This was true in the old days when road- 
sters hod the old skinny tires, but today, the 
cars are capable of turns in either direction. 
They are adjusted to turn left a bit better 
than right, however. 

Q, Why ore cor manufacturers changing from T4~ 
inch to 15-Inch wheels on many new models? If 
you were to buy o new car fPontiac, for example) 
that now has 15-inch wheels, is there any reason 
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series in the rear or should all tires be the some 
for the besf handling? Could you mrje the 60 and 
70 series? Pm wondering about buying snow 
fires— where radial tires ore used, con I use d'tf- 
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fContmued from page 36 N) 

brent brands as long os a/I are radiak? Are 
studs recommended for rodra! snow fires?— Ken- 
neth Holland, Quincy,. Most- 

A* If the tires clear the brakes and other 
suspension components throughout the range 
of bump and droop and turning, you would 
be okay. However, since the factories usually 
have good reasons for doing things, it is wise 
to stick wiih their recommendations unless 
you are absolutely sure of what you are 
doing* 

You can use F series ond H series. I've 
found E series polyglcts Goodyears to be 
darned good. You can mix 60 and 70 and 
you can mix brands. Studs are fine for snow 
and ice, but more slippery on dry pavement, 

Q» fVe noticed that Jackie Stewart has an EJ.F 
decaf on his TyreM Ford. Whaf product does ELF 
hand/e?— Dennis Setters, Park Ridge, III, 

A. Gasoline, oil and the like. It is a large 
French petroleum producer, marketer and re- 
tailer. 

Q, Did so many cars hove trouble in the tele- 
vised Trenton 200 lndy<ar race because the 
froclf it so demanding?— Brian Know/ton, Dexter , 
Me. 

A, The pace these mile-track LISAC Indy-car 
races are run at h such that everything is 
pretty much stretched to the limit. Tires are 
right on the edge because the fastest tires 
often sacrifice long wear. Engines are on the 
edge temperature wise, turbochargers and 
gearboxes are operating at their limits, 
brakes are not ready for much more, igni- 
tions are vulnerable, drivers are giving ev* 
erything they have, traffic is very unpredicta- 
ble. There are many unknowns in each race— 
and only one winner, 

Q., VVhof about those new sparkplugs that hove 
no gap but spit the sparks out; are the y os good 
as fbey cfoirn?*~Ken Hughes, Richmond, Calif. 

A, 1 don't know, but I believe they would be 
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shelter to fully self-sufficient units that 
sleep six or more. Your vacation 
money goes a long way in a Chevy 
truck because Chevrolets last (see 
chart on cover) . They’re designed 
better, we think. And built better, 
Pickups and chassis-cabs with an easy 
ride, good handling, wide-stance 
stability. And big Chevy chassis for 
roomy, luxurious motor homes (p. 1). 

Front disc brakes standard. 

Most braking effort is needed up front, 
especially with a big camper body 
aboard. So Chevrolet puts heat- 
dissipating, fade-resisting disc brakes 
there. They recover quickly from a 
drenching, too, Front disc 
brakes cost extra on some 
other makes. Chevrolet’s 
are standard. Brake 
power assist also 
standard on H -, 1-ton 
and 4-wheel-drive pickups. 



Front stabilizer bar available. 




High, bulky loads like pickup camper 
units change a truck’s center of 
gravity. The front stabilizer bar helps 
give added driving ease and improved 
handling. Not everyone offers a 
stabilizer bar. It's available (and 
recommended) on our and 1-ton 
pickup campers and Chevy Van Mini 
Motor Homes. 

Big V8 power available. 

Our 350 VS is available across the line 
and standard on some Chevy Vans. 
Our 400 V8 is the biggest available in 
a pickup. If you can get along with 
less engine, there’s the 307, standard on 
V8 models except in California. All 
Chevy engines, even the most 
powerful, use low-lead, no-lead or 
regular fuel. 





pod, solid foundation 
vacation home. 



Chevy Van. For basic 
conversions, high tops and 
Mini Motor Homes. 

The simplest conversion adds 
comforts without basically changing 
the Chevy Van’s configuration. 
Alternate designs raise the roof before 
putting cooking, dining and sleeping 
facilities behind our standard sliding 
side door. Finally, the Mini Motor 
Home— a modified Chevy Van with all 
the comforts. 

Massive Girder Beam 
front suspension. 

Hefty control arms and thick coil 
springs let the front wheels step over 
bumps independently, without passing 
road shocks back and forth between 
themselves. Or up to the passengers. 
It’s the standard suspension on all 
Chevrolet 2-wheel-drive models. 



Two Chevy Van sizes, 
big and bigger. 




All that space inside makes Chevy Van 
popular with campers, and camper 
manufacturers. Two wheelbases: 110" 
and 125". There’s 14 VA'\ free and 
clear, from engine to rear doors in 
the longer model— up to 296 cubic 
feet of living room. The sliding side 
door needs only 4 x A ,f clearance to 
glide open. 

Built tough. Buift to last. 

Chevy pickups give you a truck 
inside a truck: double-walled cab; 
double-walled Fleetside box; full 
inner front fenders. Chevy Van’s 
unitized body is electro-coated to 
draw rustprooftng primer paint into 
every crevice. Set your vacation 
home on a good foundation. Chevrolet. 










Two different “Vehicle 
Chevrolet trucks 



Chevy Suburban. “Tow Vehicle 
of the Year” for 1971. 

A national magazine, Camping and 
Traikring Guide, rated Chevy 
Suburban best for towing over five 
competitors in 197L This year's 
Suburban has all the features that 
helped earn the title last year. Like 
Chevy’s wide-stance Girder Beam 
independent front suspension. A 
ladder-type truck frame. Two-stage 
coil rear springs. 

Power front disc brakes 
standard. 

Hauling a big travel trailer, you'll 
appreciate the durability and fade- 
resistance of Suburban’s front disc 
brakes. The system includes a special 
valve which proportions front and 
rear braking pressures as needed. 

Front disc brakes and fin-cooled rear 
drums are standard on Suburban. 

So is power assist, front and rear. 




Seats up to 9, tows up to 
6,000 lbs. 



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seats, Suburban can take on nine 
adults altogether with some 40 cu. 
ft. left over for their luggage. And a 
Series 20 Suburban, properly 
equipped, is rated for towing trailers 
to 6,000 lbs. 



Outfit it like a top-line wagon. 

Order the Custom Deluxe interior 
with rich vinyl /cloth upholstery over 
thick foam cushioning. Add a 
Comfortilt wheel, power steering, 
Turbo Hydra-matic, a 400 V8, air 
conditioning with an auxiliary second 
cooling unit in the rear. Just remember, 
under the nice-guy look is one tough 
truck. A Chevy Suburban. 





I the Year ’'awards. 

;et both. 



Chevy Blazer. “Utility Vehicle 
of the Year” for 1972. 

Motor Trend , a car enthusiast’s 
magazine, awarded Blazer that honor. 
But what’s a utility vehicle? Well, in 
Blazer’s case, it’s a sports runabout. 

A supermarket shopper. A family 
trailer puller. A backwoods 
adventurer. Or whatever. Which is 
why Blazer’s “Utility Vehicle of the 
Year,” 1972. 

Wide-stance room, stability. 

Built on the same wide track as 
Chevy’s pickup, Blazer has plenty of 
room inside. For people (five all told, 
with available seating) . And for 
things like sports equipment and 
camping gear. Blazer rides wide- 
track steady, too, on or off the road. 



Engines up to a 350 V8 on order. 

Blazer offers a husky 250 Six, or you 
can specify one of the available V8s 
including our strong 350. You can also 
order power steering and Turbo 
Hydra-matic. Power- assisted front 
disc/finned rear drum brakes are 
standard. 

Twice the drivepower: 

Chevy 4 x 4s. 

Take a Chevy truck, power its front 
wheels, too, and you have our 4 x 4. 
The way Chevy engineers four-wheel- 
drive, you get plenty of ground 
clearance and a good-looking low 
silhouette. You get a tight turning 
circle for off-road maneuvering or 
slipping into shopping center parking 
spots. And you get a good ride from 
tapered-leaf springs front and rear. 
Chevy’s 4x4 setup is available on 
Blazer, Suburban, U>- and Vj'-ton 
pickups and *^-ton chassis cabs. 
Because the good places often start 
where the good roads end. 








How Chevrolet trucks 



Four-Season Air Conditioning. 
So weather won’t hold you back. 

When you’re cool, you’re more 
comfortable. When you’re comfortable, 
you're more relaxed. That's the 
whole idea behind GM Harrison 
Four -Season Air Conditioning 
available in Chevy trucks. So you can 
go when and where you please. 

Cool, dry, clean air any time. 

Four-Season Air Conditioning supplies 
a truckful of cool air. Fast. With the 
humidity wrung out. And most dust 
and pollen removed. Purely 
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Designed, built for Chevrolets. 

So it looks good, works right. You also 
get all the special extra-duty components 
you need, all installed at the factory. 

Controls for Four-Season Air Conditioning available 
in pickups, chassis- cabs. Suburbans, Blazers. 




Air conditioning custom- Rear unit for Suburban 

designed for Crievy Van; available with Four- 
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tiake roughing it 
or you. 



Comfortilt wheel, power steering 
ease the driving for everyone. 

The smallest wife can handle the 
biggest camper like a car, when you 
specify GM Saginaw power steering. 
If you order a Comfortilt wheel, too, 
you can change your driving position 
without leaving your seat. 

Power assist for the long haul. 

For S-curves, yes. And for rough 
roads. But power steering’s just as 
helpful on those long, smooth 
straightaways. Good road feel, 
reduced driver effort. It’s a practical 
way to help combat fatigue. 




Tilts to suit any body. 

Flick a lever. Swing the wheel up, 
down, in between. Make yourself 
comfortable. Swing it all the way up 
so getting in and out is easier, too. 
(The tilt wheel is standard on 
Chevy’s Motor Home Chassis.) 







With Chevrolet, your truck’s 
a very personal thing. 



Blazer, sporting wild 
new put-ons. 

This is “Feathers,” just one of the 
far-out decals available from Chevy 
to let you do your own thing. Express 
yourself in the kind of Chevy truck 
you get, the equipment you order 
and the wild decal put-ons you add. 
Available on Blazer, Chevy pickups, 
El Camino, Chevy Van. See your 
dealer for details on decals. 



El Camino. Heads it's a car, 
tails it’s a truck. 

At first glance it looks like America’s 
most popular mid-size car. And you 
can order car stuff like buckets, 
console, a 454 V8. But out back 
there’s a 6 % -foot double* walled 
cargo box with air*adjustable shocks 
underneath. Chevy’s El Camino: 
the car that took a body-building 
course and came out tough. 




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QUESTIONS ANSWERED 

APPLIANCE 

CLINIC By PAUL MANN 

Wet socks 

J have a Norge clothes dryer that 
doesn't heat up. The drum turns and ev- 
erything else is okay, but it takes three 
hours to dry a pair of socks. What's 
wrong? — Jaws Ctmaler Jr,, Alexandria, 
Va, 

Any one of several things. To find the 
defect, do the following in order: 

1. Clean out all lint from the lint trap 
and vent pipes. Check the area between 
the rim of the tumbler and the chassis 
for lint. Lint increases drying time and 
can cause the motor to burn out. 

2. Tighten all connections, especially 
those going to the heating element. 

3. Jump the safety and control cycling 
thermostats to determine if heat is ade- 
quate with the stats out of the circuit. If 
it is, replace one or both thermostats. 

4. Test the heating element for contin- 
uity with a multi tester. If it shows an 
open circuit, replace the element. 

5. Test selector switch with a multi- 
tester or ohm meter. Replace if defective. 

Hot Stuff 

The top of our gas stove gets very hot 
to the touch ichen flic oreit is on. Wftar 
ca?i ice do? — C. Courtney. Pittsburgh . 

The first thing would be to call your 
gas company and ask for a serviceman. 
He will check the B.T.U. output of the 
oven and adjust it if excessive. If the out- 
put is proper, you can add more insula- 
tion in the space between the top burners 
and the oven, The stove will have to come 
apart. Use fiberglass. 

Lacked out 

We have a rather old Westinghouse re- 
frigerator that has a broken door-locking 
mechanism. A repairman fold me tkat it 
can’f be repaired and that a new mechan- 
ism is not available. Can f hook up some 
sort of magnet arrangement? — J. H. Mc- 
Kmtey, Pittsburgh. 

No, you can't. By placing magnets in 

the door you will destroy the refrigerators 

gasket setup and its ability to seal. How- 



ever, I can’t buy the repairman’s conten- 
tion that a locking mechanism isn’t avail- 
able. Many refrigerator service shops save 
parts taken from discarded units. Obtain 
the model number of your refrigerator. 
Older Wes doghouses hove this number 
beneath the kickplate on the front. Re- 
move the plate. Get on the phone and call 
every Westinghouse dealer you can find 
in the classified pages. As a last resort, 
get in touch with the parts-service de- 
partment of Westinghouse s refrigeration 
division at 3 Gateway Place in your city. 

Garbage dump 

After our new garbage disposer has 
been used, l notice some waste in the sink, 
f am sure that the cover is oh tight. Where 
can it be coming from? — Sidney Lane, 
Portland, Ore. 

This could occur if the garbage guard or 
cover is slightly defective and not con- 
taining the waste in the cutting chamber. 
It may also happen if the waste line isn’t 
able to carry away the volume of garbage 
and water. The garbage would simply rise 
in the cutting chamber and flood the garb- 
age guard or cover, leaving residue on the 
bottom of the sink. If this is the case, you 
may have a venting problem, inadequate- 
size piping or a plugged ivaste line. 

Spiked coffee 

f make coffee icith a Hamilton Beach 
electric percolator. My ktuband coTnplains 
it has the taste of iron. Could it be the 
water ? I use a cleanser to scour the pot 
after every tise. — Mrs. Beatrice Kring , 
Hempstead, 1 V.Y, 

I don't know what iron tastes like, but I 
doubt if your bad tasting coffee is a result 
of the water. Your problem probably 
stems from the scouring cleansers you 
have been using to clean the unit. Cleans- 
ers will scratch the metal and remove the 
plating. If this has happened, you may 
have to replace the percolator since re- 
plating may not be practical, Befoi’e doing 
anything, though, mix cream of tartar with 
water and run the percolator through a 
complete cycle. This mixture helps to re- 
move coffee stains and bad taste. Use this 
method as often as necessary for clean- 
ing an electric percolator. Remember: 
scouring powders or steel wool will dam- 
age the appliance. 

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refuses to spin and drain. The wash cycle 
is okay. What’s the trouble ? — Waiter H. 
Raines, Canoga Park, Calif . 

The problem may be a defect in the wir- 
ing between the timer and the motor. Or 
it may be a malfunction with the timer 
itself. In either case, the timer is not ad- 
vancing. If the trouble is not electrical, 
then it is mechanical. In most cases, the 
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No go 

A W esringhouse oscillating fan Vve had 
for years has suddenly lost its get-up- 
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Is there a toay to normalize oscillation? 
— Harvey H elf man, Boston. 

After years of use, the link and eccen- 
tric arm of the oscillating mechanism may 
need lubrication. Lack of this will put a 
drag on it. This is easy to correct. Just 
loosen the locknut that holds the link, 
clean the link and eccentric arm, and 
lubricate these parts with a light coat of 
■ white grease that you can buy in a hard- 
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Should the worm-gear assembly and 
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Maintenance Tips 

• If cooling is inadequate though the fitter 
Of a room airconditloner is clean and the 
unit is running properly, the condenser cool- 
ing fins may be dust-clogged. This happens 
especially in areas where outside air is very 
dusty- This affects cooling by reducing the 
ability of the condenser to transfer heat. 
To clean dust from condenser fins, run a 
vacuum-cleaner tool carefully over the fins. 

• For perfectly clean dishes and to prevent 
. foul odors, frequently clean food scraps 

from the trap inside your dishwasher. 

• Protect the polished metal case of a small 
appliance such as a toaster by placing it on 
a soft pad when you work on if. A piece of 
scrap carpeting will do. This prevents par- 
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T HE SCORPION is a rare bird-—a 
homebuilt that is a true helicopter, 
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autogyro spins only in reaction to aero- 
dynamic forces. It’s a more sophisticated 
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portation than its simpler rotary-xving 

The Scorpion comes in kit form ml a 
different kits, to be exact. There s one for 
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building the bird piecemeal and laying out 
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Total price, less engine, comes to about 
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The Scorpion is a souped-up version of 
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A 115-hp Scorpion has an empty weight 
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Rate of climb is 1200 feet per minute 
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feet. Normal fuel capacity of 10 gallons 
provides for a top range of about 140 
miles. 



FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE, bubble windshield, wheeled 
landing gear can easily be added to basic craft 

The airframe is a simple tubular steel 
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feet in diameter and the tail rotor 3 feet 
4 inches. Overall length is 17 feet and the 
height hits 6 feet. 

The rotor system incorporates a two- 
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Schramm -developed Tractable Control 
Rotor System. The rotor hub is fabricated 
of aluminum and the blades are attached 
to it by retention straps. The two-bladed 
tail rotor is also aluminum. 

Though the Scorpion could never be 
considered the typical homebuilt craft, it 
has proved popular among the do-it-your- 
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NEWS BRIEFS 




Bug does yard work, too 

The Super Bug is an all-terrain vehicle that 
can be adapted for such chores as mowing 
and hauling. Plans, drawings and assembly 
instructions are $3.95; Super Bug. 806 South 
80th Ave.. Yakima, Wash. 98902. 



Molds for 75-foot yacht 

Workers align two halves of the mold to 
be used to produce the world's largest Fiber- 
glas-reinforced plastic motor launch, 75 feet 
in length. Willard Boat Works i$ making the 
craft with Owens-Corning Fiberglas. 



Aston Martin 

Fitted with a 5.3- liter 
V8 engine, this proto- 
type of an Aston Martin 
GT car was a highlight of 
the London auto show. 
Top speed of the car is 
said to be 200 mph. 





Sports/Tourer 

With the prototype 
GT70 as a base, Ford's 
new Turin (Italy) De- 
sign Studio produced 
this new mid-engined, 
two-seat sports/ touring 
car. It was shown at the 
Turin Motor Show. The 
wedge shape, nose-down 
styling and other fea- 
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Goodyear GLAS-GUARD, 
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Bruise and cut resistant 
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Thick, long-wearing 
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Two shock absorbing 
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The fiberglass belts fight treadwearing 
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The belts also hold the tread firm to 
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And the glas-guard tire is also big off 
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Homemade flashgun mount 

The older type of large strobe head 
designed for a stand can be converted 
to a portable camera flashgun (above). 
The strobe is first fitted to a swivel -type 
tripod accessory, then the swivel is bolt- 
ed through its threaded tripod socket to a 
standard L-shaped flash bracket on the 
camera base. The swivel lets you tilt the 
strobe to various angles for bounce- light- 
ing effects as well as straight-ahead shoot- 
ing. — Rod Moon, Saugus, Cali/. 

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Fast-working enlarger crank 

You can speed enlarger adjustments by 
adding a leverage -multiplying crank arm 
to the usual column handwheel found on 
many models. The arm is a short length of 
thin steel or aluminum bar stock bolted 
to the handwheel. A radio-type control 
knob on the outer end makes a fine hand 
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50F 



Handy rocker for darkroom trays 

Rocking a developing tray by hand 
often sloshes chemical over your bench. 
Rolling a pencil under the tray will gently 
swirl the solution without splashing it, 

— J, Ray Chenoweth, San Jose } Calif. 

(Photo Hint* continues on page 50H) 

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Attaching a roll -type tape measure to 
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Bend a bracket from thin aluminum or 
other sheet metal to fit around your 
camera and cement the tape to it with 
epoxy. Position the tape’s case so its slot- 
ted opening is at or near the lens. The 
bracket can be quickly attached to the 
camera with a short ! ;j-2Q bolt threaded 
into the tripod socket. In use, the tape is 
simply pulled out until the proper distance 
mark lines up with the front of the lens. 
You can buy tapes at variety stores for 
under $1. — Walter E. Burton, Afcroti, Ohio 








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Shutter saver tames flash shots 

Firing a strobe flash slaps a fat spark 
across delicate shutter contacts in your 
camera and may, in time, pit and cor- 
rode them. You can protect the contacts 
with this simple electronic device to tame 
the spark to a harmless low-voltage pulse, 
eliminating arcing. It comprises two re- 




Belt carrier from a pencil case 

A plastic pencil case makes a fine belt 
holder for small camera items such as 
extra film, filters, shades, cable releases. 
Cut two slits near each end to form loops 
to slip the belt through. The zippered 
case is easy to open and close with one 
hand while holding a camera with the 
other.— C. Boyd Pfeiffer, Baltimore t Md, 

50H 



sis tors and a tiny silicon-controlled rec- 
tifier (SCR). The SCR, a 2N2325 CE-type 
C5G, carries the heavy current that ac- 
tually fires the flash, while the resistors 
provide the low -voltage pulse to trigger 
the SCR when shutter contacts close. 
Parts fit neatly in a small plastic pill bot- 
tle. Wire them as shown; solder and 
tape the connections. Use a separate flash 
sync cord so the device can be coupled 
to your strobe or detached as desired. 

—A. J. Louie, Brisbane, Australia. 




Easy way to file slides in order 

Slides can easily be kept in proper se- 
quence with this simple trick. File the 
slides in correct order, then run a strip 
of colored adhesive tape diagonally across 
the tops. Slit tape between the slides and 
press the ends down around the mounts. 

Use a different color for each sequence, 

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PLAY-YOUR-OWN TV CASSETTES, much 
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Hitachi's player, shown at upper left, 
is based on CBS’s EVR < Electronic 
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sale in Japan for about $775, it's due 
here this spring, but the U.S. price has 
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Sony's version, shown below, permits 
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Blank 60 minute cassette tapes will 
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PORTABLE CARTRIDGE PLAYER consists of 
two hinged sections that can be detached and 
pulled apart for wider stereo separation. 
Each half contains a 6-inch speaker, with the 



SIGNAL BOOSTER is said to improve AM ra 
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Working by induction, it requires no connec- 
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cartridge- loading slot and controls in the 
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Made by RCA, Model YZD-589 plays on self 
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comes as framed mirror or 
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Early fire warning 

An ionization detector that reacts to com- 
bustion long before fire or smoke is apparent 
will set off a fire alarm well before conven- 
tional detectors, reports Honeywell, the maker, 
ft can be flush or surface-mounted. 






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peeling 

problem/ 

Grips fight Derusfo* Galv-A-Grip by 
DAP gets its teeih into galvanized metal 
and aluminum surfaces. Primes and 
protects gutters, downspouts, hash- 
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ordinary paint. 

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his Aqua-Hikers for Tokyo TV viewers is Les 
Banghart, inventor of the foam -plastic floats 
He describes their action as "similar to walk- 
ing on snow with skis." The prototype floats 
were produced by Aqua-Hikers, Inc., Box 605, 
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Mystik Colored 
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18 colors available. 
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BOOK BINDINGS 



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Mysti-Kleer 
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Masking Tape 




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comers. 



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Makes non-slip grips 
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H I NTS READERS 

Clamp-extension holds hot tools 

To hold small tools for heat- treating. 

I add removable extensions to a pair of 
spring clamps. Holder shown comprises 
two 1/16 x % x 4^-in. steel strips bent 
to fit the clamp jaws at one end and the 
vt'Orkpiece at the other. Drill and tap jaws 
to receive 6-32 screws to hold “tongs" 
securely. — Walter E. Burton, Akron , Ohio 

Felt pen shows true grit 

If you've ever forgotten which abrasive 
grade is on your power sander, you know 
that the paper has to be removed to check 
the number. But, by marking the face of 
the paper with a felt-tip pen, you’ll al- 
ways know grit size and other data such 
as bond type. I’ve found the markings 
usually last the life of the paper. — John 
R. Pilmtenslci, Dearborn Heights , Mich. ♦ 

Recycle that old felt hat 

You can put a retired felt hat back to 
use (partially at least) by cutting it into 
pads, washers and gaskets for home use. 

At left, a gasket cutter was used to make 
a neat ring which was then glued to the 
bottom of a jug to save furniture from 
scratches. Make certain that glue used 
works for both porous and nonporous 
surfaces. — B.W, Eruin, Kent, Ohio 

Coped cuts in plastic tile 

When making irregular cuts in plastic 
tile, a jeweler's saw often works better 
than a larger saw with a coarser blade. 

At left, starter holes were drilled, then 
the cut was completed with a 4/0 blade. 
Jeweler’s saws and blades are available 
from sources such as William Dixon, Inc., 
Caristadt, N.J. Saw shown is similar to 
model No. S-1806. 

— ‘Walter E. Burtoti, Afcroti, Ohio 

Shop-made pencil caddy 

An easy -to- make desk pen and pencil 
holder can be quickly fashioned from per- 
forated hardboard, Resembling a twist- 
drill stand, the base is of finished hard- 
board. Holes drilled at the four corners 
receive the four 3/16x3-in. bolts that hold 
the setup together. If necessary, ream and 
enlarge holes for specific items to be 
parked,— W.£3. May, Oak Park , III. 





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Camel Filters. 

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storage building 
that isn’t an eyesore 



E ACH SPRING most homeowners 
set out with firm resolve to “clean 
up that mess in the garage for once and 
for all.” But, as most parents will tes- 
tify, the broom-clean look is usually, 
unfortunately, a short-lived one. The 
fact is, the typical garage just isn’t built 
to corral an assortment of bicycles, 
toys, tools, tractors and the like in ad- 
dition to the family car. 

To relieve that strain on the garage, 
most decide to build or buy a lawn 
building. Commercial versions, how- 
ever, offer little more than storage 
space when it comes to eye appeal. 

MARCH 1972 



PM's Carriage House, on the other 
hand, is an attractive storage building 
designed to fit a family’s many needs. 

If you have a swimming pool, you’ll 
find that the space beneath the Car- 
riage House stairs can be put to use as 
dressing rooms. If you don’t have a 
pool, or never intend to build one, the 
space is ideally suited for yard-tool 
storage with the walls lined with per- 
forated hardboard. And even your dog 
isn’t overlooked: He can have his own 
special niche under the ladderlike stairs. 

The patio shown in the artist’s ren- 
dering at right is optional, but if your 

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family enjoys oookouts and family get-togethers, its convenience 
makes it a worthwhile extra. The seating along both sides also serves 
as a fence to add to the country look. 

The basic bouse. The floor plan below gives overall dimensions, in- 
cluding the portico. The latter adds architectural charm to the struc- 
ture, provides shade for midday lazing and shelter when the rain* 
drops keep falling. 

Tlie 5-ft.-wide, ham -type doors provide more than ample room for 
maneuvering a tractor or snowthrower in or out. The doors are not 
necessary, of course, if the first floor is not to be used for this type of 
storage. 

The first floor can be used as a home office to give Dad a spot to es- 
cape to when tackling the monthly bills or some work that he’s 
brought home from the office. There is room enough to 
comfortably a file cabinet, desk and a chair or two. And, since the 
office becomes a man's domain, he will have the advantage of 
being able to leave his work strewn on the desk and simply lock 
up for the night. When he returns, the work will be just as 
he left it. 

How about a workshop on ground level? There’s a lot to 
be said for any shop that spares you carting materials down- 
stairs, and finished projects back up. And when it comes to 
using paint and turpentine, those odors won’t be in the 
house — that’s a feature that should please all wives. 

The upstairs. Though small in area, the upper floor 
provides almost unlimited, additional possibilities. The 
first and most obvious is to build a bunkhouse for your 
youngsters. They, as much as their parents, enjoy a 
place where they can get away from it all. For safety, 
we’ve designed ladderlike stairs with handrails for 
access to the second floor. Though conventional stairs 
could be built, the limited run to make that 6-ft. 

2-in. rise would require an unsafe riser-to- tread 
ratio. If they're built ladder-fashion, the 

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TYPICAL USES FOR YOUR BACK YARD CARRIAGE HOUSE 

For Dad, 
a workshop 

If you have no need of the 
space for tool or tractor 
tlofage, ihe firs! floor lels 
you tcke your vhop out 
of ihfr basemen! and into 
o more convenient loco- 

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Art office 
to escape to 

Whether you work ol home 
full time or not, the quiet, 
isolated office you gain 
mokes building the little 
house worthwhile For this 
use, the building should 
be fully insulated and per- 
haps healed. Consider 
electric heot— you just turn 
Ft off when it's no l needed- 




Bock -yard 
bunkhouse 

Youngsters will get a big 
kick out of having friends 
over for a mghf of roughs 
ing it In flr£t-doli nt- 
commadations. ladderlike 
stairs and sloping ceiling 
up there will cut down on 
interference from the old- 
er generation yet Dad con 
poke his head ups lairs for 
periodic inspections. 



automatically adjusts to the stairs and 
uses the handrails for safe ascents and 
descents. 

Construction. As can be seen in the 
exploded drawing on page 58. conven- 
tional framing is used throughout with 
one exception: Since it is desirable to 
gain use from the second floor, collar 
beams are not used. But for sufficient 
strength and rigidity, it is recommended 
that you use %-in. plywood gussets on 
both sides of all rafters, except the end 
ones, at the eaves and ridge board (see 
details A and B in the drawing). Our 
architect assures us that these will pro- 



vide adequate structural support. But 
if you are planning to use the second 
level for storage only, you can forget 
the gussets entirely and run collar 
beams from plate to plate. 

Complete building plans are avail- 
able: for ordering information see page 
57. You will need at least two sets of 
plans, one to work from and a second 
for your local building department. 
Since most local ordinances require a 
permit for outbuildings, you will be 
well advised to check with the local 
building department before starting any 
(Please turn to ixipe JI4) 



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STREET TfRES go rocing: B. F. Goodrich Lif^over 
Radiol T/ A h finf U.5. oaisengtr-cor lire certified 
for competition by SporH Cor Club of America 

By MICHAEL LAMM, West Coast Editor 

Shopping for tires means facing an 
array of tire types, brand and 
model names, grades, plies, aspect 
ratios and cord materials. Raised 
numbers and letters are all over 
the sidewalls. What do they mean? 

Which tire is your best buy? What 
about safety? Here are the answers 
to questions you'd ask if someone 
you knew would give you easy-ta- 
understand and straight answers! 

60 



H outdo’ l a simple rating system 
make shopping for tires a lot easier ? 
Why has no one — not the tire indus- 
try nor the government — come up 
with a decent rating system for tires? 

Confused consumers know all too 
well the need for a tire rating system, 
but it’s easier lo point out the need 
than to formulate a working system. 
The federal government has been try- 
ing since 1966 to come up with a 
uniform quality grading system for 
tires. So far it hasn’t gotten very far. 

Why not? 

Many reasons. First, because some 
people in the tire industry are against 
any sort of grading system. A good 
grading system might show some tires 
to be inferior. Other tire people feel 
that the proposed grading standards 
aren't reasonable. They have a point. 
For one thing, there’s never even been 




Now what good will a grading system 
do the average tire buyer if there’s no 

verything you 

—but didn't know 

tread- wear standard for his guidance? 

Then, too, the industry and the 
government can’t get together on the 
dozens of variables involved — the 
methods of testing (what sort of road 
surface to use, what suspension sys- 
tem, car weight, type of driving, 
inflation, and so on). Or who should 
do the testing — the government or the 
manufacturers? They can’t oven agree 
on the rating numbers. As proposed, 
the government would call the best 
tires Grade 3 and the worst Grade 1. 
So the manufacturer of the worst tire 
could advertise: “Rated No. 1 by the 
U.S, Government!” 

Doesn’t the government do some 
sorts of ratings and testing? 

Yes, Right now, standards do exist 
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for tire dimensions and labeling. The 
government also tests tires for high- 
speed capability, strength, endurance 
and bead seating. The tests assure 
basic safety. Tires failing these tests are 
recalled. But the tests tell you nothing 
about a tire before you buy it. A uni- 
form quality grading system would. 

What about ratings by private re- 
search outfits and consumer groups? 

There have been independent stud- 
ies and tests by nonprofit consumer 
groups. The results are available 
through their publications. Naturally, 
though, they can't possibly rate all the 
hundreds of private-label brands and 
then the thousands of types and sizes 
of tires. So they’ve concentrated on 
major tires from the biggest retailers. 

Aren’t all American tires made by 
just a handful of big Akron manu- 
facturers and then sold under dif- 
ferent brand names? 

Yes, all 14 big ti remakers produce 



private labels, but about a half dozen 
produce most of the 125 or so private- 
label brands. These are sold under 
personalized names by department 
stores, filling stations, discount houses 
and auto dealers. For example, Gulf 
tires are made by B.F. Goodrich. And 
Mobil tires by Kelly-Sprlngfield. But 
some brands, like Sears’ Allstate, are 
made by several different big manu- 
facturers — Armstrong, Keily-Spring- 
field and Dunlop, for example. 

How can / tell who built these 
private-label brands? 

We’ve prepared a chart on page 64. 
Each manufacturer now has to use a 
code lettering system, and this is 
stamped onto the inside wall. A 
code starting with V or W tells you 
the tire was built by Firestone. One 
starting with D means Dunlop. Up 
until May 22, 1971, the manufacturer 
had a three-digit code number, not a 
letter. For example, 147 used to 
designate Firestone; 145 used to be 



wanted to know about tires 

how to ask your tire dealer 



j CUTTING THROUGH THE CORD CONFUSION 


Material 


Good points 


Bad points 


Used for 


Rayon 


Strong, no flat-spotting; 
quiet-running 


Breaks dawn when ex- 
posed to water (through 
cut or cracked rubber) 


All card applications; 
popular in radial bod- 
ies and belts 


Nylon 


Strangest, resists heat 


Flat -spotting 


All cord applications 


Polyester 


Strong, no flat-spotting, 
resists heat 


Not suited for sustained 
high-speed driving 


Very popular for body 
cords 


Fiberglass 


: Light, strong, resists heat* 
fights tread squirm 


Relatively stiff ride 


Belts for bias-ply and 
radial tires 


Steel 


Excellent impact resis- 
tance^ will conduct heat 
away from tire contact 
patch with road; stiffness 
contributes to good troc- 
tton and long tread life 


Stiff ride at low speeds 


Belts in some redials 
and in at least one U.5. 
belted bias-ply tire 



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61 














Plies and angles— see how fhey run 



Until 1 967, U S. liremakers built only one 
type of fire, a type coiled bias-ply or co nven- 
fronaf. In it, iwo to six plies layers of cord* 
run at angles of 30 to 40 to (he bead- Each 
alternate ply is angled opposite to the one 
beneath it* resulting in a crisscross pattern. 
Advantages; good sidewall strength, inex- 
pensive to manufacture, smooth ride, ade- 
qate handling. Disadvantages: tread squirm, 
hotter running than other types; thus there is 
shorter tread life and greater potential far 
failure. 

A second tire type is the radial first intro* 
duced by MJchelin in France in 1948. Sports- 
car enthusiasts have long known the advan- 
tages of radiol-ply tires, but radials hove just 
recently become popular in ih*s country. 
They're now standard equipment on a few 
U S. luxury cars. Experts predict thoi radials 
will become original factory equipment for 
more new U.5. cars within the decode. 

in radial tires* the main body plies usually 
iwo, but sometimes one or three run from 
bead lo bead ot 90 . This arrangement al- 
lows the lire to deform when cornering, while 
the belts that run around the outside of the 
main body plies, Just under the Head layer, 
prevent the lire from slipping, These radial 
belts ore mode up of fiberglass, rayon, nylon 
or steel wire, usually either two or four plies 
io a belt. The cords fn the belt plies don't run 
quite straight around the tire. Instead, they 
run of a slight angle, ordinarily of 16 and 
ore crisscrossed. 

The sfraight-ocross body plies give the 
radral tire excellent sidewall flexibility. And 
sidewall friction is low when it's running, so 
it sfoys cool. Since heat accelerates tread 
wear, which may cause tread separation and 
blowouts, the radial can fast longer thon ony 
other tire type. Too* the belt plies add tre- 



mendous strength to the tread, keep il stiff, ond 
with ihe flexible sidewalls, the total contact 
porch stays on (he rood. So you get good 
fraction and braking, if the belt is steel, you 
also get good impact resistance. 

The ra dials" advantages; 40,000 to 50,000 
miles of tread life, excellent tractive grip, 
good impact resistance, Disadvantages- weak 
sidewalk, expensive initially, rough ride at 
low speeds* 

Third and newest type fire is be/fed bias- 
ply. Armstrong introduced it ond Goodyear 
put if on the map with the Polyglos — iheir 
trademark for a polyester carcass with fiber- 
gloss belt. Other companies make □ similar 
lire under other trademarks. In belted bias- 
ply construction, there ore two main plies of 
polyester, nylon or rayon angled about the 
same as in o conventional tire— 30 to 40 \ 
Then* on tap of those* are two or four more 
plies of belt, usually fiberglass, but in at least 
rwo cases, steel. The cords in these belts are 
set at a bit steeper angle thon in radials. The 
circumferential belts are usually angled at 25 
to 30 , then crisscrossed. 

Belted bias-ply tires theoretically stand be- 
tween conveniionok and radials fn most re- 
spects— price, handling, longevity and ride. 
Note that we use the word "theoretically/' In 
practice, belled bias-ply tires hove come in 
far their share of problems— out-of-round ness, 
ply separation, and some testing organisa- 
tions have found their handling and tread life 
to be no better than conventional tires* and 
their ability to stand l he stresses of sustained 
high-speed driving less than conventional fires. 
The belled bias-ply tires’ odvon/oges: less ex- 
pensive than rndials r cooler running than con- 
vention ols, longer tread life, good stopping 
ability. Disadvantages: stiffer ride and higher 
price thon conventional*. 



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B.F. Goodrich. You might still run 
across new tires with the old DOT 
(Department of Transportation) three- 
digit numbering system. 

Who sets the specifications for 
these prii ate-labet brands, like Gulf 
and Mobil and Sears? 

They do — the brand-name cuslom- 
ers—Gulf, Mobil, Sears . * * 

So, theoretical Ip, the brand-name 
customer could order a tire built as 
good or poorly as he wants it, right? 

Well, not quite. You still have those 
government standards that apply to 
dimensions, high-speed capability, 
bead seating and so forth. But yes, the 
customer dictates the specifications. 
And some have unusual arrangements 
with the manufacturers. J. C. Penney, 
for instance, owns its own tire molds 
for its Foremost lines. It lends these 
molds to Kelly-Springfield. K-S builds 
Penney’s tires not only to Penney’s 
specs but also with Penney’s molds. 
You know, of course, that Kelly- 
Springfield is a subsidiary of Good- 
year. Goodyear doesn’t actually make 
any private-label brands under its own 
name. Instead, Goodyear owns K-S and 
also Lee, and these two manufacturing 
subsidiaries make all of Goodyear’s 
private-label brands. Firestone simi- 
arly owns Seiberling and Dayton 
Rubber, which make most of its pri- 
vate labels, although Firestone makes a 
few under its own name, too. 

Do tire grades that companies use 
—tike “first-line,” “second-line, “100- 
level,” “premium” — mean anything? 

Not much — there’s no consistency 
between brands. As the FTC has 
pointed out, there is no “industrywide, 
government or other accepted system 
of quality standards or grading of 
industry products. Within the indus- 
try, however, a variety of trade ter- 
minology has developed which, when 
used in conjunction with consumer 
transactions, has the tendency to 
suggest that a system of quality 

MARCH 1972 



Who makes the private 
brands for whom? 

ARMSTRONG: 

Aliilole (Sears)* 

DAYTON (Firestone}: 

Cornell*, Davis (Western Auto)*, Doug- 
las* 

FIRESTONE: 

Amoco*, Atlos*, Getty*, O.K, Tires’, 
Phillips 66*, Riverside (Montgomery- 
Word)*, Shall*, Union 76* 

GATES: 

Davis (Western Auto)*, Riverside (Mont- 
gomery-Word)* 

GENERAL 

Jetson* 

A. F. GOODRICH: 

Atlas*, Co-op*, Fed-Mart, Gulf, Hood, 
Phillips 66* 

KEIA Y-SFRI N G F I ELD (Goodyear}: 

Allots*, Cordovan, Foremost U-C- Pen- 
ney), Mobil, Nofion-Wide, O.K. Tires*, 
Phillips 66*, Shell*, Union 76*, Vander- 
bilt, Vogue 

LEE (Goodyear}: 
lotion*. Monarch 

UNIROYAL 

Amoco*, Billups, Co-Op*, Davis (West- 
ern Auto)*, Fisk, Getty*, Gillette, Guard 
ion. Peerless, Phillips 66', Shell* 

Note: This list is by no means complete. 
Each major tire manufacturer mokes many 
more private brands than we've listed. 
We've mentioned only the best known. 



'Some lines manufactured by other com- 
panies. 




CROSS SECTION OF TIRE shows how aspect ratio is 
determined. A 78 ieriei tire has aspect ratio off 78 
percent which means tire h 78 percent ot high uv i t 
is wide- Lower aipect rafio means 1awef r wider rife 

63 




standards or grading does in fact exist. 
Typical of such terminology are the 
expressions line , 1 level,* and ‘premi- 
um,’ The exact meaning of such 
terminology may vary from one in- 
dustry member to another. Therefore, 
the ‘first line’ or TOO level 1 or 'pre- 
mium’ tire of one industry member 
may be grossly inferior to the ‘first 
line’ or TOO level 1 or 'premium' tire 



of another member since in the 
absence of an accepted system of 
grading or quality standards, each 
member can determine what line/ 
level/ or ‘premium 1 classification to 
attach to a tire/’ 

Can you judge quality by price? 

No. An expensive tire isn’t neces- 

fPleaag fyra to jyige JTftj 




How to read a tire — the outside story 



OH PRIVATE LABEL 



TUBELESS, 
TUBE-TYPE 
OR RADIAL 



NUMBER OF 

PLIES AND 

COMPOSITION 

(RAYON, 

NYLON, 

FIBERGLASS, 

STEEL. OTHER 



w 









LOAD- 

CARRYING 

CAPABILITY, 

TIRE SIZE 

(ASPECT 

RATIO 

78% AS HIGH 

AS IT IS WIDE) 

X RIM 

DIAMETER 

[(14 IN,) 



TOWN & COUNTRY, 
DYNAGLASS. 

AND SO ON 



CROSS-SECTION 
WIDTH (7.75 IN.) 

X RIM DIAMETER 
(14 IN.) 



LOAD RANGE AND 
MAXIMUM INFLATION 
PRESSURE (COLD) 



—file inside story 

As of May 1971, tires manufactured for tale in the 
U.S. or* required by law lo carry a letter code, on 
example of which it shown a! right. This cod* super- 
sedes the three-numeral DOT cede begun in 19dfL 
The new letter code is intended primarily la aid in 
retalis if specific tires are found to be defective. 
The cod* fellsr Hr*maker J & name, manufacturing 
plant, tire tiu. type of construction, plus week and 
year of manufacture. You can use this some cade 
to help identify the manufacturer of private 'kxbel 
lire brands. Look on the inside sidewall of the fire. 



DOT 

(MBVX DBA20I) 

MF& P1ANT SIZE TYPE WEEK/YEAR 

Cad* reads: Goodyear's Akron plant No, 2; iiz* 
F7B-!5j Custom Power Cushion Polyglas, black wall, 
and to on; made during 20th week of 71 



SOME MANUFACTURERS 1 CODES 



AA-AH „ 


General 


CM-CU 




MA-Pf . . . 


AJ-AP ...... 


+ * * * * + * - Un] royal 


DA-DU 


.Dunlop 


PH-UN .. 


AV . 




EH-EP 




UP-UT 


BA. BP 




FF-HP 






BW-BY 




HX-HY 




VA-WJ 


CA-CC 




JA-lf 


Lee 


WL 


CE-CH & CV . 




LH-LII 




XA-XT . r 



.Goodyear 
K el ly- S pr tngfte Id 

* * * * * + * * . * .Cooper 
Firestone 
. — p , . , . Mansfield 
Plmlll 



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> 






Guests revolve underwater 

Guests at the Sonesta Beach Hotel, Ber- 
muda, can enjoy cocktails underwater in a 
portholed bar that revolves once each 15 
minutes to give them a view of marine life. 




16th century atop the 20th 

The Old Wellington public house, a bit of 
the 16th century in Manchester, England, 
stands atop part of a 20th century parking 
garage that's being built under it. The garage 
roof will be at ground level. 



NEWS BRIEFS 





Japan’s flying test bed in free flight 

Similar in appearance to equipment used for U.S. astronaut training, Japan’s flying test 
bed hovers here during its first free flight. Operated by National Aerospace Laboratories, 
the machine was built by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries. 

MARCH 1972 



65 






PHOTOGRAPHY 



Throw a little light on 



AN ORDINARY PIECE of white 
cardboard can actually serve as a 
valuable photographic light source — 
though you might not think of it that 
way. While widely used by profession- 
als, the reflector technique is often 
overlooked by the casual snapshooter. 

A reflector is especially useful when 
shooting outdoors under strong over- 



head sunlight. The downward angle of 
the sun casts deep, harsh shadows un- 
der eyes, nose, lips and chin, often vir- 
tually obscuring a subject’s face. One 
answer is a fill-in flash, but a flashgun 
may not be available or it may produce 
too much light, washing out delicate 
modeling and facial details. A simpler 
solution is a reflector placed below your 



WHAI A REFLECTOR CAN DO is shown in two close- 
up* helow, One q \ left wo* made with natural over- 
head sunlight alone, with deep shadows obscuring 



much of the girl's face- At right, a while cardboard 
throw; jurl enough hght into face to soften shod- 
dws without completely washing dul modeling effect 




7 % s 



-»> 



* * 5 * 



A simple reflector 
will do wonders to soften harsh 
shadows in outdoor shooting 

By BURT MURPHY 

* * \J * 



66 



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the subject 

subject and off to the side opposite the 
main light, Angled upward, it will 
throw just enough additional light into 
your subject’s face to soften the shad- 
ows without destroying the natural 
modeling effect. Indoors, a reflector can 
function as a “fill*’ light where a direct 
flood would be too bright. 

Reflectors are available commercial- 
ly or can easily be made yourself. One 
handy readymade model, Lowel-Light’s 
Vari-Flector, consists of flexible alum- 
inum slats that roll up into a tube for 
easy carrying. Homemade reflectors 
can be fashioned from white illustra- 
tion board, sheet aluminum or an old 
bedsheet tacked to a wood frame. One 
version shown here consists of alumi- 
num foil crumpled up, then smoothed 
out and cemented to white illustration 
board The crinkled surface disperses 
light rays for soft, glareless illumina- 
tion. For brighter lighting, the board 
can be reversed and the white back 
side used, 

Such reflectors can be propped 
against any nearby object or mounted 
on a tripod or light stand. On close- 
ups, you can simply have your subject 
hold the reflector out of view of the 
camera. 

A problem to watch out for in color 
photography is that a reflector may 
pick up and reflect surrounding colors. 
If your subject is wearing a bright red 
dress, some of the color may be re- 
flected back into her face, causing it to 
go too red. In this case, it may be 
necessary to move the reflector farther 
back or angle it so it doesn’t pick up 
the color, * * * 

TWO TYPES OF REFLECTORS— one you buy, one you 
moke—ore jhown of right. Upper one h commercial 
Vari-Flecfer r a handy portable model thgt rails up 
for easy carrying. Amount of "bow JH con be varied 
to focui Or disperse fight rays. At bottom is dou- 
ble-sided homemodf reflector with crumpled alu- 
minum foil on Front, plain whit? cardboard on bock. 
The two lur face* produce slightly different effects 

MARCH 1972 




EASILY MADE REFLECTOR is 

merely a Standard 20*3Q“inch 
sheet of while illustration board 
mounted on a light stand. 
Photo at right shows how light- 
stand adapter and threaded tri- 
pod-swivel Fitting are combined 
to attach the board to the 
stand. Board is held lo swivel 
with large flat washer and 'j- 
20 wingnut. The swivel allows 
you to tilt board to any angle 






Flying the 
big jets is a 
numbers game 




By LEN MORGAN 

“Announcing the departure of flight 

squawks a voice on the airport public 
address system. For the passengers routinely fil- 
ing into the airliner, the trip is just beginning. But 
for the cockpit crew and a platoon of supporting 
groundmen, this moment marks the end of a 
complex mathematical exercise started hours be- 
fore takeoff. Dispatchers, weathermen, loaders, 
fuelers and airmen have been playing an elaborate 
numbers game using weights, speeds, distances, 
winds, temperatures and other variables to get 
an accurate flight plan that will be safe for the 
passengers, precise for the pilots and profitable 
for the airline. 

Let's take the glamour girl of air transportation, 







The flight plan 
is a math 

exercise performed 
by computer. 

But the pilot 
has the final say. 

CHECK OF WEATHER MAP ii routine 
precaution. Storms along route may 
call tor change in the flight plan 

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TYPICAL COMPUTER FLIGHT PLAN itsbove) u*ed re- 
cently by commercial pilot On t Fip from DoFlos to 
Denver. Reading from lefl across tap, abbreviations 
stand fori Flight plan for flight 74 (FP 074) on 22nd 
of month, DoMos to Denver (22 KQAL/KDEN) with 
727 pure passenger oircreft No, 293 (727P/293). 
Ptaylood is 15,000 pounds with no rese rv* fuel (f*L 
150 H MO); alternate fuel, flOOO pounds, holding 
fuel, 5300 (A 030 H 053|. Over destination there 
will be 18,300 pounds of fuel In tanks (fOD 193). 
Route information (WO07) includes flight time, 1 
hour 29 minutes (01.29); toit of operating trip, 5791 
(SO 791) with 13,600 pounds of fuel burned ( 0136 ) 
during 590-naurical-mile {0590} flight. Cruising speed, 
(ess than Much 1 (.92). Fuel at takeoff , 31.900 pounds 
(0319); ratal takeoff weight, 136,300 pounds (TOW 
1363); landing grass weight, 122,700 pounds ( LOW 

MARCH 1972 



1237)- cruising flight level, 31,000 feet (FL 31). 

Third horizontal line report! conditions at check- 
points along route; checkpoint symbols are in col- 
umn or left. For example, at Lamar, Colo. (LA A), 
flight 74 ii JD7 nautical mites (NM 107) from last 
checkpoint. Liberal, Kans. (LB1). on magnetic course 
fMC) of 300 a (3000) ot 31 ,000 foot (31) cruising 
altitude (FL). Outside air temperature (OA) is 44 “; 
wind sheer (SR) factor of 01 indicates air turbulence. 
WIND from 270° is 37 knot* (27 037); Wind com. 
ponent (COMP), minus 27 (MO 27); irue air speed 
(TASK 480 knots; ground speed (G/S), 453 knoH- 
True course IT/C) is 311°; time in this segment (IT), 
14 minutes; total time flown (ACTME), 1 hour, 1 
minute (01.01). This portion (BO), will use 19QQ 
pounds of fuel (019); total used on trip (ACBO) is 
10,700 pounds (0107). Speed: Mach (M), .82 (120} 

69 





lUSt BEFORE TAKEOFF, COPILOT CHECKS with flight #ngm«er behind him for the Jo test tempemfyre 
and wind readings, and for the find total -weight figure- Top Sakcaff weight for a 747 ii 713,000 pounds 



the Boeing 747. A flight plan for this 
sky giant is governed by two basic 
weights: 713.000 pounds, the most it 
can weigh at takeoff, and 564,000 
pounds, the maximum when landing. 

These legal outer limits were set 
during flight tests overseen by the Fed- 
eral Aviation Administration. Boeing 
pilots demonstrated that the 747 could 
become airborne weighing 713,000 
pounds and climb over near-airport ob- 
structions even if an engine failed at 
the takeoff’s most critical stage. Other 
flights showed that landing the plane at 
more than 564,000 pounds might sub- 
ject the airframe to undue stress. 

But these weights are just the be- 
ginning for any pilot flying the 747, 
Runway length, grade, outside temper- 
ature and departure paths leading from 
the runway gang up to affect maximum 
takeoff weight, and must be worked 
into the flight plan. 

While 713,000 pounds is legal for 
takeoff on Kennedy Inter national’s 11,- 
352-foot Runway 22R at 02 F,, an ad- 
jacent 8400-foot strip can accommodate 
only 645,200 pounds at the same tem- 
perature. But if the mercury drops to 
62 F., the short runway’s weight al- 
lowance is increased by 32.000 pounds. 

Airport elevation also has a drastic 
effect on loads because the thinner air 
at higher levels provides less lift per 
mile-an-hour of runway speed, Den- 

70 



ver’s Runway 35. for example, is longer 
than Kennedy’s 22R, but maximum 
takeoff weight at 92 F, is 96,500 pounds 
less. Denver is 5331 feet above sea level 
compared to Kennedy’s 12 feet. 

Increasing runway length at Denver 
wouldn’t help. Liftoff speeds at greater 
weights would exceed the 210-mph 
limit on the aircraft’s tires. 

Runway conditions are another fac- 
tor. Planes can take off when there is 
not more than one-half inch of water 
or slush, but that amount of slop im- 
poses a stiff penalty. A 650,000-pound 
plane would have to be slimmed down 
to 580,000 pounds to be legal under 
such conditions. 

Then there is the wind. On a 92 F. 
day at Dallas, the “no-wind" limit of 
647,600 pounds on Runway 31L may 
be increased by 1060 pounds per knot 
of headwind. A tailwind would require 
decreasing the plane’s total weight by 
3930 pounds per wind-knot. 

But a pilot must remember that a 
10- knot tailwind is maximum for the 
747. Crosswinds must be resolved by 
triangulation to find head or tailwind 
components, with 30 knots of direct 
crosswind the 747 limit. 

What if, after all these calculations, 
the wind suddenly drops to zero and 
the temperature rises just as the plane 
fires up its engines? Fuel and/or pay- 
load (usually freight) can be taken off; 

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if the discrepancy between legal and 
actual weight is small, surplus fuel can 
be burned off on the ground at idle 
engine power, while the captain at- 
tempts to explain the delay to his rest- 
less passengers. 

However, most 747s take off below 
their maximum weight because the 
lighter the plane the less time it usually 
takes to climb through the lower alti- 
tudes where fuel consumption is high. 
The pilot wants to reach an altitude of 
35,000 to 39,000 feet, where jet engines 
deliver most miles per gallon and 
where a jetstream may boost ground- 
speed by 100 knots. Its also the right 
height to avoid bumpy weather. 

Another consideration: The wide va- 
riety of fuel prices around the world 
may make it advisable to carry extra 
fuel from a low-price area to avoid 
having to tank up at a high-cost termi- 
nal. A penny a gallon difference in 
kerosene prices is something to think 
about when it takes 47,210 gallons to 
fill up a 747. 

But in the back of everyone’s mind 
is the absolute necessity to get the 
craft’s weight down to 564,000 pounds 
before landing. The best laid flight plan 
may go haywire. A crew sometimes 
finds itself shoved along by an unex- 
pectedly strong tailwind, which reduc- 
es fuel eatup and makes the plane sub- 
stantially overweight for landing. A 
flexible captain simply descends to an 
altitude where fuel is consumed faster. 

Landing load, like takeoff weight, is 



affected by runway length and condi- 
tion, altitude, temperature, wind and 
other variables. The rule for comput- 
ing takeoff and landing weights is to 
apply all penalties for whatever rea- 
sons, and accept the lowest weights that 
come out. 

Most of that is done several hours 
before departure when probable pay- 
load, the reported winds aloft, several 
possible routes and other data are fed 
into a computer It analyzes this infor- 
mation along with data previously 
stored in its memory such as aircraft 
performance and reserve fuel require- 
ments, then prints at least three flight 
plans, one with the least flying time, 
another the lowest fuel burn, and an- 
other the minimum operating cost. 

Before looking at them, the dispatch- 
er will study en route weather reports 
and terminal forecasts. Some consider- 
ations: Will deviation around a line 
squall call for extra fuel? Have any 
turbulence reports been received? 
Does the progress of other flights ver- 
ify the upper wind speeds fed the com- 
puter? If terminal weather is margi- 
nal, is a hold likely, and where is the 
nearest clear alternate? 

After this appraisal, a tentative flight 
plan selection is made. 

There’s no need for dispatcher or pi- 
lots to get out pencil and paper and 
go through lengthy mathematical ex- 
ercises for this, Instead, they consult 
quick -reference charts and tables which 
cover all possible conditions for every 



PAN AMERICAN PILOTS can- 
fer with company dispatch- 
er before taking off, going 
over three different flight 
plans drawn up by com- 
puter. Pilots may choose one 
of three, or turn down oil of 
them and prepare their own. 
Usually, they take one of 
the plans and make several 
adjustments during the flight 
in response to factors such 
as unexpectedly strong head 
or tailwinds, or turbulence 




runway on each airport used by the 
line, plus many airfields that might be 
used as alternates. 

As Right time nears, the dispatcher 
calls the maintenance department for 
the ship’s exact mechanical status 
and the possible necessity of downgrad- 
ing takeoff weight to compensate for 
any inoperative equipment aboard. 
Passenger reservation and air freight 
offices give estimates of the ship's pay- 
load. Fuel, route, altitude and the other 
controllable elements are juggled to 
match the fixed flying limits of the 




AMERICAN AIRLINES PRO! comports hi* flighi pfpn 
wifh the operation! board te get a departure got# 



74 T, and an initial flight plan is tele- 
phoned to Air Route Traffic Control. 
Operations personnel are given a prob- 
able fuel order. 

By this time, the flight crew has ap- 
peared. After reviewing weather data, 
crew members discuss all factors bear- 
ing on the trip, and adjust a number 
here and there until they and the dis- 
patcher are satisfied with the flight 
plan. By now, the 747 is at the gate. 

The flight engineer immediately be- 
gins his preflight check inside and out- 
side, paying particular attention to 

72 



where the fuel is going since there are 
wrong and right ways to load the seven 
monstrous tanks in a 747s wings. 

Wing strength depends considerably 
on the weight of fuel in them, so dis- 
tribution of less-than-full fuel loads is 
critical. The engineer must double 
check to insure the amount is correct 
and in the right tanks. 

Meanwhile, operations personnel are 
carefully loading pallets containing 
mail, freight and baggage — all of which 
may approach 80,000 pounds. Light pal- 
lets go near the tail, and heavy ones 
amidships under the wings. 

Thirty minutes before flight time, 
the three-man cockpit crew boards the 
plane and begins final takeoff prepara- 
tions. The copilot obtains by radio the 
latest numbers for wind, temperature 
and runway conditions, which he 
passes to the engineer. 

Five minutes before departure, a 
ramp mechanic phones the captain: 
“You are cleared to start all engines.” 
When the fourth big JT9D stabilizes 
at idle power, the last door warning 
light on the engineer’s broad panel 
goes out. The last passenger ramp is 
rolled away: brakes are released. 

As the big ship waddles across the 
airport, the engineer is radioed the 
final passenger count and cargo weight. 
Using his own library of manuals, he 
recomputes total aircraft weight, and 
checks again to make sure it is not 
above the legal limit. 

While the dispatcher is charged with 
delivering to a crew an aircraft legal 
for flight, it is the captain’s responsibil- 
ity to insure that his flight is indeed 
legal for takeoff and will be legal for 
landing at the destination. 

If takeoff weight is maximum, the 
copilot will ask the control tower for 
a final wind check as the 747 swings 
into position for its long takeoff roll 
Soon after takeoff, passengers hear 
the captain's voice over the PA: “We’ll 
be cruising at 35,000 feet , , . our esti- 
mated time of arrival is 3: 55 p.m. , . . 
the temperature when we land will be 
30 D . , It all sounds so easy. * * * 



POPULAR MECHANICS 




Fast mail by trolley 

One of Europe's fastest and most reliable 
postal services is in Amsterdam, where resi- 
dents simply drop mail into a collection bo* 
on a trolley. When a car reaches Grand Cen- 
tral Station, the mail is removed and sorted 
in the post office at the station. 




NEWS BRIEFS 




Fog watchers on Autobahn 

Electronic eyes that measure the density 
of fog have been placed along an 11-mile 
stretch of Autobahn between Munich and 
Nurnberg to warn drivers of danger. Depend- 
ing on fog density, a recommended safe speed 
is flashed to drivers from each fog meter. 

Plug-in gas connector 

A German invention makes gas-operated 
appliances as easy to plug in and out as elec- 
tric ones. The Socket (left) has a built-in 
safety valve that keeps gas from leaking out 
if an appliance is not plugged in. Maker is 
Tuboflex K.G.. Hamburg. 




MARCH 1972 



73 



BICYCLES 



Know your bike and 

The bicycle boom has a lot of cyclists stuck on the waiting 
lists at repair shops. Starting with this issue, PM shows you 
how to do your own maintenance and repairs in its new 
regular department, The Bicycle Shop by Eugene A. Sloane 



I T ALWAYS PAYS to do it yourself, 
and sometimes that’s the only way 
to get a job done! Today, with an esti- 
mated 75 million bikes on the road t 
signs on bike stores that read, “Sorry, 
no more repairs until further notice,” 
are not at all uncommon. And not all 
bikes are as simple as the ones we 
knew as kids. Nowadays, kids don’t 
even refer to bikes as “bikes,” but call 
them “1 0-speeds.” There’s a whole new 
vocabulary to be learned. It’s not 
enough to know how to slip the chain 
back on the sprocket and tighten your 
coaster brake. 

What separates the men from the 
boys is knowing about “jockey” wheels, 
rattrap pedals, chain wheels, cot ter ed 
and cotterless cranks, constrictor and 
clincher tires, derailleurs, panniers, 
center and side-pull calipers, dropped 
handlebars, ankling and — not to forget 
—the parallelogram-changer principle. 

We’re smack in the middle of a bike 
boom, Let’s look at the figures, com- 
piled mostly by the Schwinn bicycle 
people. Back in 1895, the bicycle was 
in its heyday. That year 28 out of every 
1000 Americans bought a bike and 
two million were sold. In 1971 an 
estimated 40 out of every 1000 Amer- 
icans bought a bike and 8,5 million 
were sold. Interestingly, over 35 per- 
cent the bikes sold today are bought 
by adults for their own use. And it 
says a lot for Americans’ current in- 
terest in bikes to note that nearly as 
many bicycles were sold last year as 
automobiles. 

74 



Millions of Americans have discov- 
ered cycling as an enjoyable hobby and 
practical means of transportation to 
work, to store, even for cross-country 
touring and camping. These cyclists, 
and you are probably one of them, 
or soon will be, have contributed to 
what today amounts to a fantastic re- 
newal of interest in bicycling, surpass- 
ing even the 1890s, when bicycling was 
in flower. 

Mute testimony to the bike boom 
are the stripped shelves and empty 
stores of the 3500 retail bicycle stores 
throughout the land. If you’re one of 
the many who can’t find a bike right 
now, though, be of good cheer. The 
bike boom may have caught bicycle 
manufacturers in this country and 
abroad unawares, but they're catching 
up fast. 

With all of the interest in health 
and exercise lately, Americans have 
found bicycling to be a vast improve- 
ment on jogging, which, to my mind, 
has to be the dullest possible way to 
keep fit. Dr. Paul Dudley White, Presi- 
dent Eisenhower’s famed heart spe- 
cialist, has also contributed much to 
the bicycle boom by his ardent interest 
in cycling as a route to a healthy heart. 

I’ve had questions about the bike 
boom while appearing on TV and radio, 
in connection with my book on bicy- 
cling, around the country, to which I 
can only offer my own reason for 
bicycling. Simply, I was getting flabby, 
and with umpteen hobbies and a de- 
manding job, had no time for the kind 

POPULAR MECHANICS 





ix it! 



ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Eugene A. Sioon^ ii one of the growing breed of sa-c-qltad "bike freokj. fl — “which is 
lo lay thol Gene h on ordenl oad experienced cyclist, He h the outhor of Thfl Complete &oak at Bicyding 
:S9-?5 r Trideni Press, 342 pp r ), Over SQ,C0C copies c?f ihe book hove been sold since it wos published in 
lore W70. At rhot rale, this veritable "bike encyclopedia " is the hottest soiling S T 0 hardcover in the country 



of exercise that would keep me fit. 
Then one day I discovered that a kid 
on a rusty old bike kept beating me to 
my office 12 miles away; he on a bike, 
me in my car. I bought a bike, and 
once my aching muscles were in shape 
I, too. found I could in fact commute 
12 miles by bike just as fast as by car 
and in the process get in a darn good 
day’s exercise. From that time on I 
have been a confirmed bicycle commut- 
er. in winter as well as in summer, 
except when the roads are clogged 
with snow and ice. 

I think, too, that Americans like the 
independence of bicycling, the ability 
to get away on one’s own, without 
dependence on anything more than 
two legs and two wheels. In a society 
increasingly complex, it’s refreshing to 
be able to take such a direct and simple 
means of getting from here to there, 
and at the same time be able to enjoy 
the quiet of the countryside and go 
slow enough to talk to the corner cop 
or another cyclist. Doctors, lawyers. 

MARCH 1972 



policemen, machinists, stockbrokers, 
are among the myriad occupations of 
my fellow cyclists. Everybody’s doing 
it! 

Whether you’re about to buy a bike 
for yourself, or already have one or 
several, this new series on the subject 
of bicycles is designed to help you gel 
all the cycling fun, pleasure and health- 
ful exercise I know is in store for you. 
With all the bicycles on the road today, 
ridden increasingly by new riders, we’ll 
cover bicycle safety, for you and for 
your children, discuss how to buy a 
bike and fit it to yourself, and present 
everything you should know about 
bicycle repair. 

Bike mechanics charge S8 to S10 an 
hour. Whether you have a garage full 
of bikes, or only your own fine bicycle, 
you can save quite a lot of money by 
doing your own bike repair and main- 
tenance. Just turn the page for the 
first Bicycle Shop — this one on the 
subject of brakes. . . . Happv evcling! 

— Eugene A. Sloone 

75 



THE 

BICYCLE SHOP 

By EUGENE A. SLOANE 



B ICYCLE BRAKES aren’t really 
complicated, blit they do need 
correct adjustment for maximum 
braking efficiency. Basically, there are 
two types of bicycle brakes in popular 
use today: the old-fashioned “coaster 
brakes,” which may or may not be 
combined with a three-speed rear hub, 
and caliper brakes. Because coaster 
brakes seldom require maintenance 
and many bikes now have caliper 
brakes, let’s concentrate on the latter. 

There are two types of caliper brakes 
in general use: side-pull and center- 
pull. With one recently introduced ex- 
ception, most experienced cyclists pre- 
fer center-pull brakes. Side-pull brakes 
do not operate as evenly as center- 
pulls, because only one of the brake 
yokes operates positively by action of 
the brake cable, so brake shoes don't 
always hit the rim evenly. Center-pull 
brakes, on the other hand, have posi- 
tive action on both yokes and can be 
more easily adjusted for better stop- 
ping action. The exception is the new 



Campagnolo side-pull brakes, made in 
Italy and priced at about S 60 a pair. 
Campagnolo is a well-known manufac- 
turer of bicycle hubs, derailleurs (gear 
shifters) and other components, and is 
generally considered to be the top- 
quality supplier of these parts. 

A number of maintenance tips apply 
to all makes and types of caliper 
brakes, so let’s start with these. First, 
if after a few weeks you find the brakes 
on your new bicycle aren’t working 
well the chances are that your brake 
cable has stretched beyond the capacity 
of the brake levers. Or you may find 
that you have to depress brake levers 
almost to the handlebars before you 
can stop. You should be able to stop 
quickly by depressing brake levers no 
more than one-half to one inch. If you 
can’t do this, adjust brake shoes so they 
are no more than an eighth of an inch 
from the rim when brake levers are 
not depressed. Before you try to adjust 
brake shoes, check wheel rim for align- 
ment. It won’t do any good to adjust 



CENTER-PULL 

. BRAKE CABLE 



SIDE-PULL 



cable anchor 



RIGHT 

yoke 



brake 

BLOCK 
ADJUSTING 
AND LOCK 
NUT 




CABLE ANCHOR 
NUT AND BOLT 

FRONT FASTENING 
SCREW AND NUT 



YOKE CABLE 



LEFT YOKE 



BRAKE 

SHOE 



BRAKE BLOCK 



BRAKE SPRING 



PIVOT BOLT 
AND FRONT NUT 



YOKE 



BRAKE BLOCK 
PLATFORM 



WHEEL RIM 



CABLE 
TUBI NO 

ADJUSTABLE 
CABLE STOP 




BRAKE SHOE 

BRAKE BLOCK 



BHAKE- 

BLOCK 

adjusting 

AND LOCK 
NUT 



TYPICAL CALIPER BRAKES. With c*n tar-pull, both yoWi or* actuated; with tide-poll, hrtl on* i* octvotad 



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POPULAR MECHANICS 





BRAKE CABLES are given cmpFe ores from- broke lever* to prevent binding and let hondiebofs kirn freely. 
Cable damps hold cables to tap lube of bicycle. In rear center-pull brake delall, pencil paint* to anchor nut 



the shoes if the rim is out of line, be- 
cause brake shoes would have to clear 
the worst out-of-line condition to 
prevent rubbing. 

If the wheel rim is out of line, adjust 
by eye by tightening the spoke nipple 
on the side away or opposite from the 
desired alignment That is. if the wheel 
rim is too far to the left, tighten the 
spoke nipple of the spoke going to 
the right side of the wheel hub so as 
to pull the rim over to the right. Turn 
the spoke nipple counterclockwise ( left) 
to tighten. You may have to loosen 
spoke nipples on the side opposite 
the spoke you’re tightening. Turn 
nipples no more than two full turns at 
a time. Use a spoke wrench (about 
75 cents from any bike store) : do not 
use pliers. Remember that rear wheels 
are "dished 1 ’ or aligned to the left to 
permit clearance for the chain to drop 
on large rear gear. A later article will 
present more information on wheel 
alignment and wheel lacing (spoking). 

It may seem obvious, but the brake 
shoe must hit the wheel rim, not the 
tire sidewall. I’ve seen novices do the 
opposite, with disastrous results to the 
tire sidewall. Oil and grease must be 
kept from brake shoes and wheel rims. 

Brake shoes should be replaced 
when they harden and become glared . 
To replace any caliper brake shoe, 

MARCH 197? 



simply unscrew the brake-block re- 
taining nut. remove block and shoe and 
replace with new ones. When replac- 
ing, be sure that the closed end of the 
block faces toward the rear of the 
bicycle. Otherwise, the brake shoe will 
slide right out of the block when brakes 
are applied. 

Brake cables should be replaced at 
the first sign of fraying. Cables are 
stranded wire; if a strand breaks, they 
are likely to go fast. 1 also recommend 
replacing cable tubing at the same 
time, because it can fray internally and 
clean tubing always looks neater. When 
replacing a cable, put a light layer of 
grease on it where it passes through 
tubing. Cable and tubing should be 
long enough so the handlebars can 
turn freely without binding brakes and 
cable or turning action. The cable 
should go into the brakes al front and 
rear gradually; not at a sharp angle. 
The cable is clamped to the top tube 
(metal tube running at top of bicycle 
from front to rear) in three places. A 
slight loop in the cable at the rear just 
under the saddle prevents a sharp 
angle in the cable and facilitates 
smooth rear-brake action. 

To adjust shoes on side-pull brakes 
to the recommended Vis-in. clearance 
from wheel rims, use the adjustable 
tPtfnsp rum (c page 1J6) 



77 



Different lending institutions charge 
different rates of interest. A PM 
reporter shopping for a $3000 auto 
loan saved more than $200 in 
interest cost. Here are his tips on . . 

HOW TO 
SAVE MONEY 
ON YOUR NEXT 
CAR LOAN 

By MORT SCHULTZ 





W HEN I BOUGHT my new car. 

I needed $3000 to pay for it. I 
considered borrowing from an auto 
manufacturer's customer credit divi- 
sion, a commercial bank, my auto in- 
surance company, or my life insurance 
firm. I finally chose the life insurance 
company — and saved $268.08. 

But that saving 
didn't come easy. I 
had to shop around to 
find the lowest-cost 
loan, just as I would 
have compared price 
tags on any kind of 
merchandise. 

My shopping start- 
ed when I asked 
the auto salesman 
how much his manu- 
facturer's consumer 
credit division would 



YOUR life insurance may 
have a cash value that you 
tan barrow on at low ratei 



charge to lend $3000 for 24 months. In 
my case, a loan would have cost $424.32 
on top of the $3000 — to be paid back 
in 24 monthly installments of S142.68 
each. An advantage of this type of loan 
is that you are able to wrap up the en- 
tire auto-buying transaction at one 
time and in just one place — and your 
dealer will handle all the necessary 
paperwork. 

Deciding to look elsewhere, I began 
calling on commercial banks. Often 
overlooked by car buyers is that inter- 
est rates may vary from one bank to 
another. True, all states put a legal 
ceiling on interest rates. Though banks 
can t charge more than the legal rate, 
they can — and do — charge less. That’s 
how they get business. 

So don’t be afraid to ask. Under the 
provisions of the 1969 Truth in Lend- 
ing Act, banks and other credit in- 
stitutions must state the Annual Per- 
centage Rate. APR is a big help be- 
cause it gives borrowers a uniform 



78 



POPULAR MECHANICS 



USE 



■DET 




El'Zt f 

rmwTs. 

^Ooooo 



DON'T M AFRAID to shop credit rnititutiom when 
looking for on auTo loan. Intermit rates and ser- 
vice chorgei vor y t giving you a margin for covings 









z — — 
















f 4ft} \ 

















price base to work with while shopping. 

But if you find interest-rate tables 
a jigsaw puzzle (as 1 do), try this tac- 
tic: Ask the potential lender how much 
the total cost of the loan will be, and 
make sure the cost is put in dollars 
and cents in the contract. Don't be meek 
about asking for a breakdown. 

In addition to loan principal and in- 
terest, your repayments may include 
service charges. A bank, for example, 
may offer life insurance to pay off the 
debt if you die; that way, your sur- 
vivors aren’t saddled with monthly car 
payments. Life insurance fees are us- 
ually part of the monthly pay-back fig- 
ure and increase the loan’s cost. 



If I had accepted insurance, the pol- 
icy would have cost about SI. 50 per 
month, or S36 above the principal and 
interest during the life of the loan. 

But you don’t have lo buy life in- 
surance when getting a loan. If you 
do turn it down, make sure the cost is 
not included in your loan payments. 

The next stop was my auto insur- 
ance company. The interest rate 
offered there was attractive — -lower in 
fact than what I would have had to pay 
at two commercial banks. (See the 
chart on page 80.) 

Equipped with figures from the auto 
credit company, the auto insurance 
firm and several commercial banks, I 

79 



MARCH 1972 




— COST OF $3000 LOAN FOR 24 MONTHS 



Lending Saurct 


Monthly 

Payment 


Total Paid Back 


Cast 


Life Insurance 


$131.51 


$3156.24 


$156.24 


Savfngt bank area uni 


134.1 r 


321 8.64 


218 64 


Bank No. 1 


135.80 


3259.20 


259.20 


Bank No. I 


137.50 


3300.00 


300.00 


Aufo insurance 


138.45 


3322.90 


322.80 


Bank No. 3 


139.01 


3336.24 


336.24 


Bank No, 4 


140.34 


3368.16 


368 16 , 


Credit union 


141.31 


3389.04 


389.04*4 


A ufo credit 


142.68 


3424.32 


424.32 | 



turned to the bank where I keep my 
savings, I was interested in a passbook 
loan. 

By using your own savings as collat- 
eral you can get a loan at comparatively 
low interest rates. Your savings ac- 
count continues to earn interest, but 
the bank freezes the account up to the 
amount you owe. If you borrow $3000, 
for example, you must have at least 
that much in your account. And if you 
want to make withdrawals, you have to 
have more in the account than you owe 
the bank. 

If I had borrowed S3000 against my 
savings account for 24 months, the 
total cost would have been $218.64, or 
the second cheapest I could find. 

But I was reluctant to tie up my 
savings. My next stop was at the office 
of my life insurance agent . 

On certain types of life policies — 
usually referred to as permanent in- 
surance — you can borrow an amount 
equal to the savings and dividends 
that have accrued. This is called the 
loan or cash value and it will come to 
a lot less than the face value, especially 
early in the life of the policy- The 
face value of my policy was $15,000 — 
the amount my family would receive on 
my death — and the loan value was a bit 
more than $3000. (Cash or loan values 
are spelled out in a table contained 
in the policy.) 

The advantage of borrowing on insur- 
ance is the low rate of interest, usu- 
ally between 5 and 6 percent. Normal- 
ly* it is a simple rate figured on the 
outstanding balance of the loan. The 
more you pay back, the smaller the 
interest payments. Assuming you bor- 

80 




TAKING YOUR TIME to ftpdy 

an auto loon may seem easier 
but it witl cost you more be- 
cause charges will be higher 



rowed $3000 and after a month repaid 
$500, the second month’s interest is 
computed on $2500. 

But be aware that borrowing on life 
insurance can be self-defeating if 
you’re not careful. It lacks the dis- 
cipline of paying back a loan since 
you are not required to make regular 
payments. In other words, the insur- 
ance company is not going to press 
you as another lending institution 
would if you skipped a payment. 

If you don’t pay back the debt and 
interest (or part of it) , the interest that 
builds up is added to the outstanding 
balance at the end of each year. Inter- 
est for the following year is then fig- 
ured on this new, larger sum. This 
dilutes the value of your policy. 

If you die before repaying the loan, 
the outstanding amount will be sub- 
tracted from your beneficiary's cash 
settlement. 

But the savings on interest may over- 
come the disadvantages. As you can 
see on the accompanying chart, my life 
insurance company charged me less— 
$156.24 — than the other lending insti- 
tutions. That was the loan I decided 
fPteflie turn to page 182 ) 



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POPULAR MECHANICS 



r 




Record your own cartridges? 



LOW-COST CARTRIDGE RECORDER 

it llfois Irim lofayeNe RK-S9DA dl 
SI 29,95. It has twin itereo mike in- 
puts dnd dual recording rn#tar$ 



Here’s how— and the fun of it 



By SHELDON M. 6ALUVGER 

A YEAR AGO wise-sounding hi-fi 
experts were predicting an early 
death for the eight-track cartridge as a 
home- entertainment medium. Today, 
the eight-tracker is stili very much 
alive and going strong. Two recent de- 
velopments have given it a powerful 
shot in the arm. One is the renewed in- 
terest the eight-track format has re- 
ceived as a convenient medium for 
four-channel stereo (see Stniie — You 're 
on Four Channels JVou;.', page 130, Nov. 



‘71 PM). Another push has come from 
an increasing number of relatively low- 
cost home recorders that enable you to 
make your own cartridge tapes. 

Does eight-track recording make 
sense? If you already own a fairly ex- 
tensive collection of cartridges, the an- 
swer is yes. By making your own tapes 
from radio programs, records and other 
tapes, you can supplement your present 
library in a way that’s both enjoyable 
and money-saving. Whatever happens 
in the hi-fi field, car- 
tridges are sure to be 
around for a good long 
time to come and you 
might just as well make 
the most of them. 

Critics point out — cor- 
rectly — that the eight- 
track format is not ideally 
suited to home recording 
for several reasons. The 
problem is that a cartridge 
consists of a continuous 
loop of tape with eight 
tracks arranged in four 

81 




MARCH 1972 




AUTOMATIC CUEING SYSTEM on 

3M. Wallenspk ot left assures that 
yoy always tfart at beginning of 
cartridge to save having to wait 
for tape to com# around by itself. 
Model 6050 is priced at SI 49.95 



RECORDING DECK at right, by 
Tpyo, offers pushbutton "Stop, 1 ' 
"Rtopeat** arid ''Fast Forward"' 
controls plus dual recording- 
level meters. Price it & 99,95 



LIKE MANY MACHINES oF its 
kind. Telex model of left can 
be set to shut off automatically 
ot end of each program section 
or end el all four, depend- 
ing en how Fong material being 
recorded runs. Price is $169,95 



M 

* 






* 

i 



FROM SMALL TO LARGE, eight track re- 
corders come in q variety of siiei and 
shapes, as indicated by three models ot 
right. Tap two, Lafayette's and Craig's, are 
compact decks designed to ploy through 
on existing bl-fr system. Bigger made! 
at bottom is Panasonic 4 * self-contained 
receiver. Like the Toyo unit on preceding 
page, it includes AM FM FM stereo radio 
PS well as built-in eight-track recorder. 
Cartridge-loading chamber pops up from 
top of cabinet under spring-loaded door, 
as shown in close-up below. When not in 
use, it swings down out of way* is pro- 
tected from dirt. Panasonic otse mokes a 
reco r der-onl y m od e I wl thout r ad io f o r $99.9 5 





LAFAYETTE 
RK S90A B-Tl 
RECORDER I 
S129 95 



CRAIG 3302 
BTRACK RECORDER 
DECK, 5154 95 



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POPULAR MECHANICS 




stereo pairs or “program'' sections. This 
makes cartridges much less flexible 
than cassettes, You can't rewind them, 
edit them or readily index them. Play- 
ing times are relatively short, and 
there's an audible interruption as one 
program switches to the next. These 
limitations can be overcome, however. 
With care, you can make good-quality 
home recordings and have a lot of fun 
in the process. 

In choosing a machine, you’ll find 
several types available. The most com- 
mon is the “deck' — a separate compo- 
nent designed to play through an exist- 
ing hi-fi system. Decks are made by 
Craig, Panasonic, Lafayette, Realistic 

fFJengg itir» fn Twqe ISO} 





TYPICAL RECORDING TAPES are 3M’s Scotch. brand 
40 -minute corf ridge ct left, above, and Ampex's 
No. 3-8 1 BO-minuf* type at right. Forty-minute car- 
tridges give you a pproximately 10 minute*" record- 
ing time per program channel; BQ-mlnute cartridges, 
approximately 20 minutes. Bath length* can be used 
interchangeably in oM eight-track, recording machine* 

ONE OF SMALLEST UNITS ii Craig s Model 3302 
deck at left. About 9 inches wide and 3 ] a inches 
high, it has program selector and both manual and 
automatic ?, £ject/* Price h $154.95. Handy port- 
able model below, by Taya, has AM FW stereo radio 
as well as cartridge recorder. It comes apart in 
two halves for good stereo separation, Es S159.95 




L*Uit 



MARCH 1972 



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PMiaiiMamwiia 

OWNERS REPORT 



PONTIAC VENTURA 



“TARGEK THAN A SMALL CAR 
Tj and smaller than a large one,” ex- 
plained a Cincinnati housewife, telling 
why she bought Pontiac’s Ventura II. 

Pontiac introduced its compact in 
mid 1971. The Ventura II is based on 
Chevrolet’s Nova, major differences be- 
ing in grille design, trim, interiors and 
overall length (5.1 inches more for the 
Ventura II, due mostly to its extended 
prow) , 

Except in California, Ventura II and 
Nova engine choices are the same: 
Chevrolet’s 250-cu.-in. Six and the 307 
V8, rated at 110 and 140 bhp net re- 
spectively. But for 1972, Ventura Ils 
built in GM’s Van Nuys plant for Cali- 
fornia consumption may be ordered with 
Pontiac’s (not Chevrolet’s) 160-bhp, 
350-cu,-in. V8, This engine will prob- 
ably become available throughout the 
nation soon, perhaps even with power 
packs. 

Then, too, by the time you read this, 
Oldsmobile will have its version of the 
Nova/Ventura. 

What do owners especially like about 
their Venturas? Handling tops the list 
of specific likes, with styling a close 
second. “Neat, tight, economical.'’ adds a 
Baltimore night watchman. “It handles 
well, has sufficient power,” comments 
a Georgia civil engineer who also owns 



DISTINCTIVE GRILLE, headlights m fenders, wider 
tollfigbls distinguish Venture H from Chevy Nova 




Fine handling, 

By MICHAEL LAMM r West Coast Editor 

a Maverick and whose Ventura II aver- 
ages 17 mpg. A Wisconsin owner re- 
ports, “We like the size of this car 
for the amount of money it costs; also 
the way it handles.” And a Delaware 
finance officer: “Sturdy, quiet, quick 
response, handles well, very good bal- 
ance between motor and size of the car.” 

A number of Ventura II owners men- 
tioned that the Six surprised them with 
its pep. “Really steps out for a Six,” 
was a reaction echoed by many. The 
307 V8 also drew that type of comment. 
Since the 350-cu.-in. V8 had just made 
its appearance in California, none of 
our respondents' cars carried it, thus 
we have no data on it. 

Snappy performance unfortunately 
translates into less gas mileage, as some 







but not stingy enough with gas 

f Photos by the author 




_ Ventura II owners pointed out. "Mile- 
age not as expected/ 1 said a Tampa 
sales representative whose overall ave- 
rage with the 307 came to 15.1 mpg, 
In all, 19 percent of our owners specifi- 
k cally mentioned that they’d like better 
gas mileage. But what the percentage 
doesn’t show is that they weren’t objec- 
ting violently, just that they’d expec- 
ted more. As a corollary, some also said 
they'd like a bigger gas tank (normal 
capacity is 1 7.1 gallons) , 

Another nagging but not. especially 
loud complaint centered on the two- 
speed automatic transmission, A num- 
ber of owners hadn’t realized when they 
bought their cars that the small auto- 
matic has only two speeds. They said 
that the way it’s set up, it shifts from 



A nationwide survey based on 
1,200,000 owner driven miles 









PONTIAC VENTURA RIEL MILEAGE CHART 

ZSQ-cv.-ln. Six 



LOCAL 9,2 13 J IS.t IB.S 13.0 

TRIPS 13.0 1S4I ISA 32 2 2S.fi 



MPG 





low to high at 20 mph, which in traf- 
fic means constant up and downshift- 
ing, giving erratic engine rpm and thus 
less gas mileage. (The shift point, of 
course, can easily be changed.) They 
complained of sluggish response above 
20 mph (in high) unless downshifted. 
GMs Turbo Hydra-Matic is also avail- 
able in V8-engined Ventura IIs, and 
owners with that transmission had no 
such complaints. 

As to comfort, owners of coupes feel 
there should be more rear legroom, 
more headroom throughout, and a Min- 
nesota painter said. “It's comfortable, 
but I think it f s more of a four-passen- 
ger vehicle than the five-passenger it’s 
advertised to be.” Drivers six feet tall 
or taller complained of not enough front- 
seat travel, lack of kneeroom, and ac- 
cidentally turning on the emergency 
warning flasher with their knees. 

How well is the Ventura II put to- 
gether? An accountant from Colorado 
answered “How would I know? It’s in 




OF STYLE DIFFERENCES that distinguish Ventura, 
Owners (ike grille (above), greater length (bottom) 



the shop half the time.” Actually, only 
7.9 percent found fault with the II’s 
workmanship. “Compares favorably 1 
with other cars in the same price range, 
summed up a Maine forester. 

Is the quality of materials up to snuff? - 
“Very poor and flimsy body metal,” 
says a Kentucky student, “dents at the m 
slightest touch.” “The body is very , 



Summary of Pontiac Ventura Owners Reports* 



Total miles driven l h 237,8IQ 

Average miles per gallon 

250- £ ir, -In. Six. local driving lS.fr 
long trips l&l 
307-CUr-in VB l local driving 14.1 
long trips 17.1 



Quality of mot crisis. 8,4 

Rattles 8 4 

Poor wofkinQJnhlp . 7.7 

Poor rear vision 7 r 7 

Tag light weight 7.4 

Harsh ride fr-8 

Lack of power 4.7 



Engines 

258-cu.-in. Sii 

»7**.-in + V| 44,0 

Body sfryl«- 

2-door coupe 71.2% 

4-door sedan 2fr.S 

Why the Ventura 117 



Economy 27.4 

ft ice 22.2 

Pa it experience ..... fr-7 

Specific like*; 

Handling 53-8% 

Styling 32 .B 

Economy 23.7 

Rtde 2L5 

Comtprt 17.2 

Power .11.6 

She ......15,6 

Specific dislikes: 

Pa or gas mileage 17.8% 



What changes would you like? 

Belter materials 8.5% 

More headroom 7.-7 

Better gas mileage 4.1 

Belter workmanship 5.5 

Change styling 5,5 

More leg room 5.5 



Natl any mechanical trouble? 

Yw 51.3% 

No 48,7 



What kind a# trouble? 

Tra nsmission 1 7.8% 

Carburetor 12,0 

Electrical system 7.0 

docker arms 7.8 

Shift linkage 7.0 

Oil leak* 6.0 

Brakes 6.0 



Did you repair it yourself 7 

No 

Yes 



77.8% 

3.0 



"Percentages might not tqual 100% due to rounding and/or insufficient data 



Dealer repair* satisfactory 7 

Yes . 63,7% 

No 36 3 

Is the Ventura ll your only car? 

Yes 50,5% 

No . . . 47.5 %, 

Other can owned: 

Pontiac 34,0% 

Ford 20.6 

Chevrolet 115 

Bultk .... 1011 

Dodge ,, .. . 

AcEossories/power options: 

Radio 54,0% 

Power steering 40-7 

AErconditioning 23.8 

No accessories lE.f ^ 

Protect ive sid* molding lC-6 
Whitewall tires 1 0.1 

Tinted glass 4,7 

Age distribution of owners: 

15-27 years 30.7% 

30-47 years 16.4 

SO^plus . . . 12.5 

Would you buy another Ventura 

II? 

Yes 61.7% J 

Na 38.1 



h 




CALIFORNIA VENTURAS offer Pontiac'* 350 cJ d V8 OWNERS SAY VENTURA steers easily withoul power 

ai well as Chevrolet's 250-Sn. Six and 307-in. VS Smaller sports steering wheel is offered optionally 



solid," disagrees an Illinois laborer, 
“and the doors close very solid.” 
Handling and stability came in for 
the most praise. 53,8 percent fingering 
it specifically as the one trail they 
liked best. "Stability in cross winds 
very good." “Holds the road well in 
highway driving — had owned VW and 
Opel previously and they’re much 
lighter” “Easy to park,” 

In the game of I’d -like- to-see -them - 
change . . . , these suggestions: “Car- 
peting as standard equipment.'’ "Idiot 
lights! I wish they would make gauges 
optional." "Put the hood latch in a spot 
that’s easier to find. Gas stations can't 
find it and keep bending my front 
license plate looking for it.” “Better 
view out the roar window for backing 
up. I can’t see the rear fenders from 
the driver’s seat.” "More distinctive 
styling — it looks too much like the 
Nova." "Multileaf springs instead of 
one-leaf springs. I had to put overloads 
on mine." "I’d like American Motors' 
warranty for my Pontiac," 

A Florida student summed up many 
owners feelings by asking, "Does the 
Pontiac name really swing that much 
weight?” He answered his own ques- 
tion by saying that he thought it did 
“. . . because it sets the Ventura II 
apart and takes it out of the realm of the 
commonplace — or at least I don't see 
myself at every stoplight." * * * 



TRUNK VOLUME h greater than the Maverick';, 
Camels, Horners; smaller thpn Duster's, and Dart's 

MARCH 1972 87 




OVERALL QUALITY of workmanship t* judged goad, 
but mat under brake pedal wouldn't stay put an PM 
car; similar thing* annoyed 7.9 percent of owners 




IN COUPE, rear glass rolls dawn only to here, but 
Ventura is one of few U.5, cars with quofiet panes 




JUST PATENTED 



This airliner 
never lands 
it hauls you np 

instead! 





PASSENGER LOUNGE 



PASSENGER 
PODS STOR E 
IN ROW IN 
PLANE'S CARGO 
COMPARTMENT 



FLYING HOOK 
AND WINCH 
RIDE ALONG 
OVERHEAD RAIL 



PASSENGER POO 
ACCELERATES 
TO MATCH SPEED 
OF PICKUP PLANE 



PrCKUP CABLE 
LATCHES ONTO 
PASSENGER POD 



WINCH HAULS 
PASSENGER 
POD ABOARD 
PtCKUP PLANE 



i 







Double toter 

You can haul both a boat and 
a camp trailer with this piggy- 
back rig. The camp trailer locks 
into supports at the rear of the 
boat trailer and is raised off the 
ground by cables so its wheels 
won't drag. At the same time, 
the boat trailer's wheels are 
moved farther back to provide a 
better balance point for the 
combined load (upper photo at 
left). For trailering the boat 
alone, the wheels are moved 
forward to their normal position 
(lower photo). The inventor is 
Glenn Black, 1007 Wilson St., 
Bay City, Mich, 

88 POPULAR MECHANICS 

MaTqenarL 3iiwuijeHHh.ip'» aariipc* 



H 



TO BOARD the airliner shown at left, 
you first get into a small, busiike pas* 
senger pod on the ground. The pod 
accelerates on the runway until it 
matches the speed of the plane cruis- 
r iing overhead, and a cable is lowered 
with a hook that locks into a latch in 
the pod's roof. The pod is then 
winched up into the plane's hold 
through large cargo doors, and the 
liner flies off- — without ever touching 
the ground. Inside the plane, you 
switch to another pod going to your 
particular destination. When you ar- 
rive, the process is reversed — your 
pod is lowered to the ground, the 
cable is detached and the liner is off 
again for another destination. 

► Purpose of the system, devised by 

Davis L. Bauer, is to make airports 
smaller, less crowded and cheaper 
to build. Since the big “mother'’ 
planes would never land, runways 
could be shorter, lighter and would 
not have to provide parking space 
- for ships between flights. Through 

periodic crew changes and mid -air re- 
fueling, the planes could be kept fly- 
ing, making only maintenance stops 
at special service facilities. The pods 
are wingless, but they have control- 
lable tail surfaces for smooth take- 
offs and landings. The cable hook is 
also fitted with control surfaces so it 
can be guided remotely to lock quick- 
ly onto a pod. 




Roll-on stretcher 

Accident victims are gently rolled onto this 
novel stretcher that works like a conveyor 
belt. The slightly sloped frame has a con- 
tinuous loop of canvas wound around rollers. 
Cranking the rollers draws an injured person 
up and onto the stretcher without having to 
lift him, thus avoiding movement that might 
cause worse injuries. The device is currently 
under study by London police. 



Break -apart car cuts crash injuries 



Smack an object in this car and you 
slide safely right over it. The front end, in- 
cluding engine and wheels, is designed to 
break away in a crash, causing the car body 
to ride up and over it. Much of the impact 
energy is dissipated in upward movement 



and forces the occupants down in their 
seats instead of throwing them forward. 
The system is intended to save lives in 
head-on collisions with other cars or with 
low obstacles such as walls, it's the brain- 
child of Barney Shaw, Kingston, N.Y. 




MARCH 1972 



89 



New 

for 

me 

72 

More power, 
performance, 
style and 
speed — 
without more 
cost— are 
available for 
the boating 
season 
ahead 



S LEEK LOOKS TOPSIDE and refined lines below are the 
trends you'll notice first in this season’s latest pleasure craft. 
More power is available in a greater variety of outboard, inboard 
and stern-drive packages. Hulls are nearly all fiberglass or alum- 
inum. The recently passed Federal Boating Safety Act already 
shows its effect in the swing toward better and higher flotation up 
under decks so a boat w T on’t turn turtle or sink if suddenly 
swamped. 

The streamlined wraparound windshields featured on Chrysler’s 
Conqueror, Glastron/Carlson. Sidewinder and a few others last 
year are now appearing on many models, from the 22-foot Chris- 

Craft XK-22 to the 
Dolphin Caprice 16 Vfe- 
footer on this month s 
cover. 

Interesting power 
trends are developing 
as turbines are now of- 
fered as standard, though very expensive, options aboard Pace- 
makers and Chris-Crafts. Ford's 31,500-rpm mill is geared down 
to give 450 hp at 3000 rpm and a maximum speed of 27 mph for 
Pacemaker’s 48-foot new Sportfisherman. Top speed is also cruis- 
ing speed since a turbine operates most efficiently wide open. Out- 
board Marine engines are making news by introducing a water jet 
for the first time to supplement OMC’s stern-drive and inboard 
powerplants. Mecury’s big line-leader, its 140-hp outboard, and 
Chrysler’s 135 or Johnson and Evinrude 125s are big enough to 
speed along any modest hull, while inboards run up a throaty 500 
hp from the MerCruiser racing mills. Wankei engines and diesel 
outboards for boats still start rumors, but don’t appear to be in the 
production works in the United States this year, 

Larson has added an airfoil spoiler on the back of its Shark 
1800 runabout as an optional styling extra. Chris-Craft is making 

(Text continues nn wtree 182: more phofoa on following three jxigex} 



waterways 



TURBINES are 
hidden compactly 

In the hold of 
this Pacemaker 
5 pa rffiiherm cm. 
Only tne side 
vents, to gulp 
the air required 
and exhaust (he 
heal, give away 
the special new 
installation 




90 



POPULAR MECHANICS 




C HR i£*CRA FT S XK-22 moy 
be iKe Sportiest in the 39- 
modeL stylish line with its 
curved windshield and V-hyll 



MFG is buck in the cruiser 
dub with new Gypsy 21 E Z 
Cruiser. Cabin has two bunks 
□ r>d mom for more in cockpit 



CHRYSLER CHARGER 186 has 

added distinctive cockpit 
podding and windshield to 
well-known hull-foil design 



LARSON SHARK 1800 has on 

optional rear- deck airfoil 
for stem-drive and outboard 
models for sport- boat look 



OUACHITA 16J Russ Boat is 
offering improved anti tip 
flotation, fowprd casting 
platform,, pedestal lealing 










GLASSFAR V-175 Super Sport li 
stern-drive or outboard powered, 
Th is new runabout hoi reel in* r 
iwJvel lounge seats forward, 
fold-down fide tegti amidships. 



KAYO? Bos* Boot h 
deigned for fishing comfort 
ond safety wilfi bow and midship 
grab milt. The model control % 
easily from control console* 



G-W Invader 153 offers 
beamy open cockpit 
and center control notion. 
Fishermen in or out of boot 
should hove ample work room. 



1UND American Dart is 
available in 14, IS and 17- 
foot models- These V-hull 
fiberglass craft, like V-14 
shown, are rated for 60 ha. 









GLASIRON /CARLSON 

i Ty 1 €? leader,. She CV-19 
t/s H hm water Jet 
of stern-drive power. 

Also outboards* to 155 hp~ 



MON ARK Bon Boat 11 

another version qF the 
new fisherman favorite. 

It ha* comfortable swivel 
seats, centra I controls. 



SIDEWINDER,. A style 

leader far several years 
in the racy runabout 
field, omits wind screen 
in latest model* 



93 




For campers, fishermen and 







N OT ALL BOATMEN will be out to 
break speed records or want the 
wildest look in flashy colors. Some pre- 
fer a roomy cockpit, gunwales with 
minimum fittings to snag fishing lines, 
or simply some craft that offers a new 
approach to relaxation. There’s a trend % 
toward the quiet skills of sailing, and a 
number of boats ean now be rigged for 
sailing when the wind favors. 

Seaworthiness of some new small 
boats lets them head for offshore fishing 
grounds where a big sportsfishing craft 
used to be required. Now a trailer-boat 
owner can battle marlin and tuna just 
as big-craft skippers do. 

And for protected waters, the boom- 
ing bass boats and small dinghies will 
continue to grow in popularity. Water- 
ways are waiting for all kinds. * * * 

1 

WEllCRAFT'i Ain lot-24 Hardtop with outrigger! 

In* tailed become* on offthora gamefisher a* well 
at a family ovvrnigkttr uiing forward cabin bun lei 

BOSTON WHALER Bass Boat u«» familiar pedestal 
sflati and mount! a forward electric motor for slow 
trailing. The !7*f»ter 11 rated for up to 100 hp 

STINGER from John Alima nd Boat*, Hialeah, Fla-, 
is a brg, open -cockpit, 22 -footer fishing utility boat 
that if now available as an outboard or inboard 

94 POPULAR MECHANICS 



.-Kiw ■ 




windjammers 

POSH DON 24-foal Pock el Pocket it o tfollcroble house 
cru iter from Leeds, Ala., fhot will convert quickly into a 
travel trailer when it r s hauled out ashore in o campground 

WINDSURFING INTERNATIONAL, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 
makes the 60 -pound sailing surfboards with p [voted tail 
that are said to reach 20 mph yet move in minimum wind 

GRUMMAN canoei i n nea rly a If sizes can be t igged to mount 
lee hoards, rudder, mall and lull* Even the square-end 
Sport canoe and dinghies can be rawed, paddled or sailed 

I ASM MARINE, Montreal, claims that its lQ-foof twin bull 
dinghy is uminkoMe and can normally support up to five 
passengers. Called Tabur Yak III, it also can be toiled 

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BOUNCING OFF BOUtDlRS is possible with a rubber river rgft'i 
flexible flotation. AvOn f i white- water model* cost Up to $1200 

INFLATABLE SAILER (below^ Jifl) pumps to 8 feet long, 1 1 1 pounds; 
$545* West Products, Newark, N.J. Blowup fakes four minutes 

LAttOS 8 (belcw), o 10- footer from Pirelli Tire Co. in Italy* is 
a new imparl re par led to handle up to 18 hp and plane to 22 mph 

LOOK INSIDE to help judge quality. Outboard transom support 
should be well anchored, os in French Bombard runabout (bottom} 




I NFLATION may be an unpopular 
word ashore, but on the water it*s 
bursting out all over. Anyone can join. 
A closet or car trunk is big enough to 
be your boatyard, and a few minutes of 
pumping puts you in the yachtsman 
class. 

Today's “rubber boats” are no inex- 
pensive toys. Steer clear, in fact, of 
the cheap plastic doughnuts you see in 
variety stores. They can make amusing 
wading-pool floaters for the kids, but 
their thin skin, flimsy construction and 
single air chamber make them too easy 
to abrade or puncture. Likewise, life- 
rafts shouldn't be considered for plea- 
sure boating. They are adequate for 
emergency flotation, but are not de- 
signed to bounce of! docks and rocks, 
and are difficult to row or steer. 

For their purpose, however— that 
of providing a small light boat that is 
easy to stow collapsed and simple to 
cartop or carry aboard a larger craft, 
one that can handle rapids and rough 
water safely if necessary — the inflat- 
fPfercic itim to page 17 S} 




SPEEDS to 50 mph ora peniibl* with larger models 
qnd even 10-fo-oter* con be powered tor water skiing 




PRICE it usually an indication of quality. Avon imports BEST CONSTRUCTION is of Hypalon -tea ted nylon, as 

from Britain {below) range from $300 to $800 used for French Zodiac, rather than cheaper plastic 






More 

performance? 



Trial and error are 
part of the picture, but 
you can pick up knots with 
proper diameter and pitch 



Y OUR PROPELLER is a pump. It 
moves a cone-shaped column of wa- 
ter, producing thrust. The water is cone- 
shaped because it expands as it moves 
away from the boat. Its diameter de- 
pends upon the diameter of the propel- 
ler. Speed of movement is determined 
by the speed of the propeller and its 
pitch. 

The faster you can move that dis- 
charge cone, the faster your boat is go- 
ing to go. There are, of course, a variety 
of factors limiting perfect performance. 
You can have too much pitch, for exam- 
ple, and turn the propeller too fast, los- 
ing bite and overspeeding your engine. 

Propeller experts delve into a multi- 
tude of details when computing prob- 
able speed and performance. They 
twiddle their slide rules and ultimately 
come up with a set of figures, but the 
average small-boat skipper can do the 
same with a lot less work. All you have 




to know is a simple rule of thumb and 
how to use it. You can stand on a dock, 
look at a man's boat, and tell at a glance 
what speed he probably makes. All you 
need is gear ratio and pitch. 

Pitch is the big secret. This is the 
distance a propeller would move 
through the water in one revolution- 
like a woodscrew moving through wood 
— if it didn't slip. Propellers always 
slip, and the slippage is worked out as 
a percentage. 

Diameter of a propeller, and its pitch, 
are usually stamped on the prop hub 
in that order. A propeller marked 
16x18. for example, is one with a di- 
ameter of 16 inches and a pitch of 
18. They are interrelated. If you in- 
crease the diameter of a prop to make 
a larger discharge cone of water, you 
may have to reduce the pitch, 

Your engine can only do so much 
work; diameter and pitch must share 
the mechanical muscle, Engineers think 
of the relationship as pitch ratio. This 
is pitch divided by diameter. That 
16x18 wheel has a ratio of a bit over 
1.1, and if it were an 18x16 the ratio 
would be under 0.9. 

This is useful background, but it has 
already been done for you on a cor- 
rectly propped craft. High-performance 
hulls usually call for a pitch ratio of as 
much as 1.5, while heavy cruisers 




TIME A RUN over 0 meovured course, compare true 
tpeed to theoretical and determine prop efficiency 



might go down to 1.0 or 0,8. Yet you 
can stump the experts by overloading 
your boat or distributing weight un- 
evenly to upset its trim. Hence the 
need for this know-how. If you 
loaded your fishing boat with a huge, 
heavy ice chest and other gear so that 
performance fell off, a little prop judg- 
ment might solve your problem. 

Forget everything but pitch. Use this 





DIAMETER 



PITCH 





DISCHARGE 

CONE 



PROPELLER PITCH, 
DIAMETER AND RPM 
DETERMINE SPEED 



MARCH 1972 



99 




SOME PROF SLIP PAG I con be corrected sometime* 
by testing various props and timing the performance 




RACING PROPS, like thl* new titanium model from 
Nicson Engineering, moy top 90 percent performance 



figure to figure your possible speed. 
This is the speed you would make if 
there were no prop slippage. Clock 
your boat over a measured distance and 
compare true speed to theoretical. The 
difference is “apparent slip,” as the 
engineers put it* Slip is not an ideal way 
to determine efficient performance, but 
it’s handiest if used with understand- 
ing. 

You figure theoretical speed by mul- 
tiplying propeller pitch in inches by 
shaft rpm. Note this is shaft turns, not 
necessarily what your tach reads. If you 

100 



have a 2: 1 gear reduction between en- 
gine and prop, your shaft turns at half 
the speed of the engine. The 5000 rpm 
on the tach means only 2500 shaft rpm. 
Engineers multiply pitch by shaft rpm, 
then divide by 1056 to find theoretical 
speed in statute miles per hour, or di- 
vide by 1216 to find knots. 

This is a lot of work, so here’s a trick 
so simple that you can often figure the- 
oretical speed mentally, knock off ex- 
pected slippage, and get true speed 
frequently within a mile or so of the 
actual figure. It never ceases to surprise 
friends when you can stand at a dock, 
listen to pitch, gear ratio and rpm fig- 
ures, and then announce probable 
speed. 

Here is how it works: Theoretical 
speed, in statute miles per hour, for 
each 1000 shaft turns, equals pitch 
minus one. That 18-inch prop we’ve 
been talking about will deliver a theo- 
retical speed of 17 statute miles per 
hour for each 1000 shaft revolutions. 
This thumb-rule goes off only with low 
pitch props of 12 inches or less, or with 
more than 20 inches, so it fits the av- 
erage small boat well. 

Let’s work an example. You have a 
21-inch-pitch prop on a big outboard 
with a 2: 1 gear reduction. The tach at 
top speed shows 5000 so the prop is 
turning 2500 rpm, With the minus-one 
rule, the 21-inch prop makes 20 mph 
per 1000 turns, that’s 40 mph at 2000 
plus another 10 mph for the last 500. 
Theoretical top speed is 50 statute mph, 
and timing shows true speed to be 37.5 
mph. The lost 12,5 mph is 25-percent 
slip, acceptable for an outboard. For a 
stern drive you might expect about 20. 
inboards may run 15, and very good in- 
stallations and race boats can be 10 per- 
cent or less. Heavy cruisers and house- 
boats may go as high as 35 percent, 
and hull designs will influence slip 
figures. 

High slippage figures may indicate a 
propeller problem, and trying other 
props so that peak rpm is correct is one 
good way to look for increased effi- 
ciency. * * * 



POPULAR MECHANICS 




Group rates 
for budget 
boating 

Split up the expenses 
among several friends, and 
suddenly you're at least 
part-owner of a dreamboat 

By ANNE STAFFIN 

I N NUMBERS there is strength 
— and also more money. Both of 
these factors can work to your ad- 
vantage when you decide to share 
a boat with someone else. 

First there is your choice of craft. 
You probably have an idea of your 
dreamboat, one with more accom- 
modations and the latest equipment, 
but your present model is all you 
can afford. When two families pool 
their resources, however, expenses 
such as purchase price, maintenance, 
fuel and insurance are cut in half, 
A partnership can afford twice the 
vessel that one family could have 
purchased alone. 

Labor is a second bonus. A wood- 
en boat today can be a real bargain, 
but for the do-it-yourself owner 
there can be hours of scraping, sand- 
ing, painting, varnishing, scrubbing 
and cleaning ahead. Extra hands 
from other part-owners can shorten 
the work load and turn a tiresome 
weekend into a cheerful party. 

Joint family boating can stretch 
your waterway mileage, as well. 
Family A begins, cruising the boat 
to a vacation site and spending a 
relaxing week. On the last day of 
the vacation. Family B comes up by 
car and the two families exchange 
places, with A returning home with 




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i 






SHAft-THf .COST YACHTING gave John Culver ond Frank 
Wrighi this 33-fooler they poniahy built themselvei 




EXTRA BUNK ACCOMMODATIONS ore even fitted under 
flying bridge cover in three familiei can shore boat 

101 



day 



MARCH 1972 



the car and B moving on board for its 
vacation week plus the cruise hack 
home. By this method, each family 
spends one week alone on the boat 
and cuts the fuel cost in half since 
they travel only one way. The partners 
can choose a spot more distant from 
home since they do not have to allow 
time for the return trip. 

John Culver and Frank Wright are 
next-door neighbors in Westfield, N.J., 
and from the time they met 10 years 
ago their dream was a vacation on a 
sailboat of their own. Six years ago, 
after extensive investigation, they had 
a legal partnership agreement drawn 
up and purchased a 33-foot fiberglass 
Tavana hull. Both wives remember 
their husbands disappearing every 
spare moment all winter under the 
canvas-covered hulk in the middle of 
the snowy lawn. While the men did 
the interior woodworking, using large 
cardboard templates to check height 
of bulkheads, drawers and doors be- 
fore cutting plywood to fit. the women 
sewed curtains, made bunk, cushions 
and shopped for galley accessories. Mrs 
Wright estimates that KnriTide, their 
six-sleeper sloop, cost them one year 
of labor and about $10,000 for hull, 
materials, fittings, sails and insurance 
for the first year — a figure that they 
split in half. A boatyard duplicate 
might run $20,000 to $25,000 today. 




DISTANCE CRUISING to femOte ports is ipracbcof 
when one fonnily takes boot ou J, another returns it 



Stephen Gifford, a Delran, N.J., per- 
sonnel director, has an informal part- 
nership arrangement with his son and 
son-in-law. They're on their fourth 
boat. “When my older son and daughter 
got married.” he remembers, “our 21- *■ 

foot Hiliner was too sporty for the 
women and a bit too small to fit every- * 
one on board at the same time. So we 
traded it in for a 33-foot fiberglass 
houseboat, and all of us chipped in the 
difference in price.” High point of the 
summer for Gifford, his wife. 16- 
year-old son and the two married * 
couples was an eight-day Chesapeake 
Bay cruise. “The girls are delighted 
with the boat’s spaciousness," Gifford 
notes, “and now we can all go out 
together. There’s no maintenance — we 
just paint the bottom once a year.” 

When bachelors Cliff Lloyd, 26, Rob- 
ert Grand, 25. and Kenneth Mulkearns. 

25, were fraternity brothers at New- 
ark College of Engineering, they de- 
eided someday they would own a four 
sleeper with big afterdeck and would 
go into a scuba diving and salvage *i 
business together. When they dis- 
covered a 32-foot 1959 Chris-Craft in 
a New Jersey back yard, it had a 
sound hull, engines that were shot, but 
it was all they could afford. After 10 , 

weeks of endless work and installation 
of two rebuilt engines that the boatyard 
said would never fit, they had her 




TOO SMAU. TO SHARE? Stoffim found compatible 
familie* con divide com for big and imoll craft 



102 



POPULAR MECHANICS 




EVEN ENGINE INSTALLATION by amateurs is possible, fhrat collage friends discover, when f* helps save 
enough money lo moke partner-ownership of o sound but o^ng 32 -fool Chris-Croft q financial reolity 



running like new. Then Ken got his 
draft notice and the two remaining 
partners are worried since a compati- 
ble replacement can be hard to find- 

A legal agreement that spells out 
percentage of ownership can avoid mis- 
understandings later on. According to 
admiralty lawyer Richard Barnett, a 
partner in the New' York firm of 
Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, there 
are two basic ways to set up joint 
ownership. The simplest is a joint 
owmer’s agreement stating each in- 
dividual's percentage of interest in the 
boat. Many fishing boats are owned 
this way, but in the event of accident 
or damage there is no limit to liability, 
except for insurance. 

Some people prefer a simple corpor- 
ation which owns the boat and each 
family holds a percentage of the stock. 
The agreement details who will run 
the corporation, what expenses each 
family pays, and what happens if some- 
one dies or wishes to sell the boat. 
Setting up a corporation can cost sev- 
eral hundred dollars but limits a stock- 



holder’s liability since the boat is 
owned by the corporation. Make sure 
that your vessel has adequate insur- 
ance since a group arrangement brings 
additional helmsmen and navigators. 

In our own case, three related fam- 
ilies have shared a cruiser success- 
fully for 10 years without a formal 
legal agreement. One family member is 
appointed to figure expenses for the 
year, costs are split three ways and a 
budget is set which each family pays 
in periodic installments. Last year’s 
costs included insurance: $397: slip 

rental for our 35-footer: $550: storage 
and hauling: $131; fitting out supplies: 
$182; reserve for major engine and 
structural repair and replacement: 
$700: reserve for electronic equipment: 
$200: miscellaneous repairs and gear 
replacement: $150; a total of $2310- 
We figure SI 000 a year depreciation. 
$7 per night for slip rental away from 
home, and $1 per mile for gas and oil. 

Boat partners must be compatible, 
but the results are a lot of boat for 
little money. * * * 



MARCH 1972 



103 





PVC FLAGSTAFF^ with gpp^r 5 ioo! secltons of ^j incK pipt:- rtin- 
forced with Vinch pipe support Hogi cmd banners in windy day 



DOCK HANGER LINE below left) of flexible PVC pipe in a rigid 
PVC base reduces line-handling contusion when you return lo slip 



MULTIUSE BRACKET was made by Submerging PVC pipe in boiling 
water until soft, stepping on end and bending up overall fitting 



At sea- 

with PVC 

Versatile PVC pipe can take 
the water and weather 
exposure that comes with a 
variety of boating jobs 

By ROD RADFORD 

YX7 ITH A NAME like poly- 
T T vinyl chloride, it’s no 
wonder they call it PVC. 
And with its no-sanding, no- 
scraping, no-varnishing qual- 
ities for easy maintenance, no 
wonder it’s ideal for use 
afloat. 

I first installed my own 
lawn-sprinkler system of 
PVC, saved S300. and dis- 
covered the inexpensive ma- 
terial is simple lo shape and 
assemble with heat, a hack- 
saw and a can of PVC ce- 
ment. In many other uses, il 
has proved itself almost im- 
pervious to salt, rot, rust and 
corrosion — so marine appli- 
cations, as shown here, are a 
natural 

I used white (to reflect sun 
heal) and Schedule 40 or 80 
pipe. Plumbing and hard- 
ware stores stock it in Vi to 
16-inch diameters. * * * 




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DOCK SAFETY LADDER fashioned from PVC piping PORTABLE LADDER uses I'i-inch PVC pipe joined by 

and four Ranges is impervious to rot and corrosion polyurethane cord with knots supporting drilled rungs 



r 




FLOATING BOATHOOK is mode with %i*ineh pipe, □ 
vinyl-covered hardware hook and a rubber hand grip 

MARCH 1972 



CLUB FOR UNRULY FISH is mode by weighting one 
end of l ?-inch pipe with cement and adding a handle 

105 






Now the Coast Guard has 
approved life preservers 
that are convenient to 
wear, comfortable, and 
leave little excuse 
for drowning 



Y£AHM?GUND e&ld-weather 
ty i* provided by Steam* iniw- 
mobile Suit with fldtealmn, though 
nol approved for booling 

NEWLY APPROVED for sma li- 
tre ft requirements ore Stearns 
Yet hK man'i Slower Sailor Vest, 
Sans-Soiid Veil and Windjammer 




saves may be your own 



By BOB WHITTIER 

F ederal boating laws, and 

state laws patterned after them, re- 
quire that most boats carry a suitable 
life preserver for each occupant. Soon 
the day may come when every craft, 
whether pushed by power or sail, oars 
or paddles, must have proper preserv- 
ers along. Since it’s the small boats that 
often are overloaded and swamp or are 
tipped over most easily, sufficient life 
preservers make a lot of sense. 

Practically any device bearing the 
U.S. Coast Guard seal of approval and 
sold by a reputable retailer is legally 
acceptable as lifesaving equipment on a 
pleasure boat. Recently a number of 
jackets and vests that are easier and 
more comfortable to wear have been 
added to the acceptable list by the Ma- 
rine Department (formerly the Yacht 
Safety Bureau) of Underwriters' Labo- 
ratories and assigned YSB/USCG ap- 
proval numbers. With such a variety 
available, how do you choose? 

You need to know something about 
the reasons for various types, their 
adaptability to water conditions, and 
accessibility in time of need. The basic 
advantage of a vest or jacket preserver 



is that once you put it on, it stays with 
no effort on your pari. You need to hold 
the buoyant cushion type, so it is less 
suitable in open waters where help 
may be some time in coming. A small 
vest that ties on is best for children. 

Buoyant cushions, however, are nor- 
mally carried on the seats of a small 
boat, safely above the level of bilge- 
water. Usually they are nearby when 
trouble happens, rather than stowed 
below in a locker. Should you and the 
cushions end up in the water, however, 
a breeze may quickly blow them out of 
reach. Wearing a cushion on your back 
with arms through the loop straps 
tends to float you face down with your 
face in the water. The “approved’* 
method, with one leg and the opposite 
arm through the loops, places the cush- 
ion on your stomach for floating but is 
awkward. Reports indicate that by 1973 
buoyant cushions won’t be allowed in 
place of a wearable device, but on 
largei - vessels throwable cushions and 
ring buoys may be required in addition 
to jackets or vests, 

Each approved life-preserver jacket 
or vest is individually inspected by a 



PRESERVER PURPOSE determines your pick. For children if ihould be o fosten-on vtsl that can be worn con- 
tinually- Racing model* should offer padding protection end float wearer fate up with head elevoled 




107 



MARCH 1972 





SAILING MODELS with wide armhole* to allow JACKETS like ihis Moby Dick nnodel provide 

activity are now receiving some CG acceptance warmth, Flotation— and good appearance as well 



Coast Guard representative assigned to 
the factory (one reason imported pre- 
servers carry no approval). Inflatable 
types require that the wearer be con- 
scious to operate them, thus carry no 
approval. Racing jackets can turn an 
unconscious wearer face up and sup- 
port his head with a collar. Water-ski 
belts carry no USCG seal, but recently 



sailing vests that allow much freedom 
of arm movement have received Coast 
Guard approval for pleasure-boat use. 
Cold-weather jackets with foam flota- 
tion are also being accepted in some 
cases. With the variety of preservers 
available, there is little excuse for not 
wearing one or having it handy in time 
of emergency. * * * 



108 



POPULAR MECHANICS 






New nautical 
accessories 






PORTABLE RADIOS for pleasure craft are be' 
coming stronger, smaller, lighter. These from 
RCA feature (at top) six-band receiver that 
brings in AM. FM, long wave, three short 
wave bands; fine tuning; beat frequency os- 
cillator; lighted dials. Mark I Strato-World is 
$150. Lower model has pushbutton for FM, 
AM. public service, aircraft bands; $80. 



ROLL A-BOAT wheel set from American Rec 
reationai Products. Cupertino. Calif., makes 
dragging the boat down to water unnecessary. 
Two heavy-gauge aluminum channels bolt to 
the boat transom. Legs and wheels can then 
be attached so boat rolls right side up or up- 
side down. In water, wheels can be pivoted 
up and locked or removed completely. $34.50. 

TITAN INVERTER, by General Thermetics, 
Mount Vernon. N Y,, converts battery power 
to 60-cycle 110-volt a.c. at 500 watts with 
surges to 1000. It draws three amps, under 
no load conditions; can be cut to 0.1 amp. 
with optional load presence sensor accessory. 
The $360 30-lb. unit placed in a well ventilated 
area will handle refrigerators, freezers. Two 
units in parallel silently handle 1000 watts. 

MARCH 1972 



GRUMMAN BOATS, Marathon, N Y., has im- 
proved a cartop carrier for canoes and small 
boats, A protective vinyl rub strip prevents 
gunwale from chafing and a reinforcing bar 
stops vibration and noise at speed. Sizes to 
handle one or two boats at once are available. 
Strong but soft webbing is used as tie-down. 



FROM CHRIS-CRAFT ACCESSORIES 01V. 

comes a 12-volt Speedy Inflator that is 
claimed to inflate air mattresses, soft tires 
on a car or trailer, rubber dinghies and the 
like from car-battery power. The small ap- 
paratus plugs into cigaret lighter, is $30. It 
can also be used to blow out clogged lines. 





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EXTENSION HANDLE from Bremer Mfg., Elk- 
hart Lake, Wis., $6.95. allows helmsman to 
sit forward from the transom and balance out 
the boat better or stand momentarily to look 
for white water ahead. Two-foot extension 
clamps to grip of outboard tiller to control 
throttle, direction. A fishing boat, particular- 
ly, is more safely controlled from amidships. 



FEN DA-FOAM can protect docks, piers, pilings 
and boats that bump into them. Packaged in 
nine-foot lengths of half-round, three inches 
across, at $4.95 complete with washers and 
$6-95 for four-inch widths, material is said 
to be mildew and rotprocf, unaffected by sun, 
oil. Maker, N. A. Taylor. Gloversville, N.Y,, 
also produces boat fenders from the Ethafoam. 



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A MINI BOARDING LADDER, said to be de- 
signed for water skiers, is supplied for owner 
installation by Waukegan Outdoor Products, 
Gurnee, III,, $9. Unit could be even more 
valuable, however, for the man overboard 
struggling to climb back in again. Tension 
mounting holds step up against transom 
when not in use. Made of die-cast aluminum, 
hinged step is reported to resist corrosion. 




SAILRITE KITS, 1650 Verde Vista, Pomona. 
Calif., give string -and -canvas boatman a 
chance to sew up his own windblown power- 
plant. Dacron or nylon cloth. Dacron thread, 
needles, wax, hardware, and instructions are 
included in racing sail kits. Portable sewing 
machine is said to be only other accessory 
needed; saving of over half cost of ready- 
made sails is claimed. Catalog available. 

OMC WATER JET DRIVE. 

named the JX-245 by 
the Outboard Marine 
Stern Drive Div. is so 
new that's its first photo 
at left. Power comes 
from 308-cu.-in. V8 with 
‘'hot” Corvette cam. 
Large nozzle is said to 
give good mid-range ef- 
ficiency; steerable rud- 
der aids low-speed ma- 
neuverability. Even boat 
trim is adjustable by 
changing trim deflector. 

POPULAR MECHANICS 








SAFETY AIDS AREN’T NEW. blit Should be 
examined, upgraded and renewed, if neces- 
sary, every boating season. Some are required 
by law in many states. Others are common- 
sense essentials. 

1. A first-aid kit for boating use should 
come preferably in a plastic container that 
is waterproof and, ideally, will float. Use 
drugs supplied with caution; antiseasickness 
pills, for example, can cause drowsiness that 
might slow helmsman's reflexes, 

2. A comfortable life vest of Coast Guard 
approved type is easier to wear when weather 
threatens. 

3. Some states now require a rear- view 



mirror for water skiing. Convex type gives a 
wide view. 

4. A compass is not required by law. but 
can head you home safely at night or in fog. 

5. Pick an anchor that holds best in your 
sandy, grassy, muddy or rocky bottom. 

6. Check extinguisher for full pressure. 

7. Examine your lines for any chafing. 

8. Approved life preserver cushions or 
vests should be provided for each passenger- 

9. Night boating needs a good searchlight. 

10. Navigation lights must be of correct 
type and strength. 

11. A horn is required by law on many 
power craft, 

AN UNDERWATER PERISCOPE with a new 
angle is the Aqua Scope from Aqua Marine 
Industries. Box 12767, Seattle, Wash. 981 li- 
ft $10 underwater viewer with an additional 
$6 mirror attachment, it can be used from 
dockside or dinghy to study condition of a 
boat's bottom or, with mirror tilted back, can 
scan bottom to spot fish or items lost over- 
board. A camera attachment is also available. 

MARCH 1972 111 



Replace mufflers yourself 



Start by getting the right 
parts — at the right prices. 
When ready to work, be sure 
you've planned ahead and 
have all you need. The money 
you save will be your own! 

By BILL HARTFORD, Auto Editor 

Photos by the author 

112 



P ARTS AND LABOR: Any way you 
add them up, you get a total bill 
that makes you wonder why you wasted 
your time — checkbook in hand — waiting 
for your car to be fixed when you could 
have done the job yourself. 

Even exhaust -system work is worth 
doing yourself. Labor amounts to your 
lime {only yon know how much it’s 
worth), and carefully shopping for parts 
can save you money over their price at a 
dealer's or service station. 

None of the volume-business muffler 

POPULAR MECHANICS 








WHAT'S ¥0UR TIME WORTH ? Initiation 

ef com pie fe Abarth exhaust lyslem on a 
Volvo v^agon by a dealer would Jrav* cast 
$22. Author did the job In half a day 



-and save! 



shops we surveyed sell parts over the 
counter, so it is impossible to determine 
how their installed -price breaks down in- 
to parts and labor charges. 

At automotive parts stores, price of 
over-the-counter parts can be “retail" or 
"wholesale.” If you've built up a rapport 
with the owner or salesman, or you give 
the impression that you’re picking up 
parts needed for a job by a local garage, 
you’ll get the lower, wholesale price. 

Some “automotive centers" not special- 
izing in exhaust-system work have specific, 
no-nonsense labor rates for installation of 
parts you buy from them. A $12 muffler for 
a standard model car at Sears, for example, 
has an installation charge of between S4 
and S5. If you need a tailpipe, labor comes 
up to $7, If your time on Saturday is your 
own and you don’t mind getting your hands 
dirty, it’s worth doing yourself. If you 
anticipate a particularly rough job (by 
checking under your car beforehand), 
you can actually borrow the installation 
tools from Sears for a deposit that’s fully 
refunded when you return them. 

Mail-ordering parts usually saves you 
some money, catalog price being somewhat 
less than over-the-counter price. Always 
check shipping charges, however, and 
watch for over-the-counter sales. Antici- 
pate! You can do that when you do-it- 
yourself and know your car inside and 
out. Buy now. install later, if there’s a sale 
on parts due for replacement soon. 

How good a muffler you should buy de- 
pends on your ear-buying and car-main- 
tenance philosophy. If you use-it-and- 
throw-it-away, then get only a muffler, or 
any other part, that will last only until the 
car is the next owner’s concern. If you 
keep your car shipshape and run it for 
many years, then make certain you buy 
any one of the m any replacement mufflers 




MARCH 1972 



REPLACEMENT PARTS for 

your exhaust system should 
be chosen carefully. Goad 
mufflers are guaranteed 
for os long as you own the 
Car. To save work, make 
sure parts ere direct re- 
pi ace men I type— no cuts 
or adjustments necessary. 
Clomps and hangers should 
mckh your cor; so always 
cheek before purchosing. 
Abarth components shown 
here ore direct replace- 
ments made of heavy 16 - 
gouge steel for long life 




113 






on the market guaranteed for as long as 
you own your ear. 

When you're getting set to do the job, 
the secret, again, is planning ahead. How 
are your clamps? How many new ones do 
you need? If you’re missing a part, espe- 
cially a critical one, and the job carries 
over to Sunday when the stores are closed, 
you're out of luck! 

Start removing your old muffler or com- 
plete exhaust system when your engine is 
cold. Exhaust parts get too hot to handle! 
Remove clamps and pipes that don't need 
replacing and set them aside. If nothing is 
salvageable, then a hacksaw will often 
make quick work of removing yuur rusted- 
out and welded -together components. 

Header pipes connect to exhaust mani- 
folds by threaded studs in the manifold 
flange. Often, you’ll need an extension for 
your sockets to reach the nuts. If frozen 
on. try a penetrating oil on the threads 
or. if all fails, a torch on the nuts. After the 
pipe is free, you may not be able 1o lower 
St and remove it from under the car be- 
cause other engine components may be in 
the way. For example, the oil filter on the 
Volvo near the header (photo at bottom 
left) had to be removed! I was able to re- 
move the pipe by cutting it short and 
twisting it. but could not get new pipe into 
place without removing the filter. (I was 
lucky : I had clean oil and a new filter on 
hand! Be prepared and you can do an oil 
and filter change while replacing your 
exhaust system.) 

Don't tighten any connections, especially 
header nuts, until all components are in 
place. If you're working alone, make sure 
you have various-size wood blocks, or 
bricks nearby to support the mutller(s) and 
pipe(s) while you put clamps in place. 

Pipes are usually tapered to indicate how 
far into the muffler fitting they should be 
driven. Make sure they are fully seated, 
before centering and tightening clamps. 
With mufflers that are shaped other than 
eylindrically, lake care to position them 
for maximum ground clearance. 

After driving for a few days with your 
new muffler or exhaust system, reeheck 
the clamps and retighten as necessary. 

Sure, it's a dirty job. but when you do 
it yourself, it's a job done right, and done 
with the tender loving care that only the 
owner of a car has plenty of. No matter 
how black and dirty you get. you'll come 
out in the green. Soap is cheap! * * * 

POPULAR MECHANICS 



HEADER PIPE dips onto exhaust manifold studs. 
Don't forget gasket; take care not to mar surface 



HACKSAW i$n J f □ substitute for patience but St 
tan safe lime and energy Sn removing ruifed parts 

MANIFOLD STUD NUTS or* only hand-tightened 
until all of Exhaust- system compone-nls ore in place 



114 





transpar- — 

up to 8x10 inches in size can be 
ied into wall-size images on this 
:t homemade overhead projector, 
n also project maps, tracings, line 
ngs, colored designs— anything 
on transparent or translucent ma- 
-o let light shine through. And, you 
ow outline shapes of opaque objects 
s keys, coins and leaf patterns, 
projector, patterned after expen- 
ses used in schools and industry, 
made from scrap lumber and a kit 
ts supplied by Edmund Scientific, 
sic kit (No, 70.966) sells for $12 



and contains an 11-inch-square Fresnel 
condenser lens, two meniscus lenses and 
construction plans. The Fresnel lens fits 
in the top of the housing (lower photo 
above ) and is covered with glass to form 
the projector .stage. The meniscus lenses 
fit in the angled head that slides up and 
down the column to vary magnification 
(upper photo above). In addition, you’ll 
need a 500-watt quartz lamp (No. 40,- 
779; $7.95), lamp socket (No. 40,781; 
$1.50), lamp reflector (No. 566; $.75), 
ventilating fan (No, 60,689; $4.95), 
power switch (No. 75; $.35) and small 
mirror t No. 60,247; $.65). Parts are post- 
paid, Edmund Scientific Co., 300 Edscorp 
Building, Barrington, N.J. 08007, * + ★ 



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.COLUMN 

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DOUBLETHICK 
• WINQQW GLASS 



FELT 
SEPARATING 
STRIPS 
AROUND 
EDGES 

REFLECTOR 



MENISCUS 

LENSES 



QUARTZ 

IODINE 

LAMP 





MOUNTED ON PROW of 

canae fit fight, sound 
amplifier give* you a 
highly sentiHve listening 
device m you peddle 
silently up stream* and 
□ long lake shores in 
search of wiWIif*. 
Close-up above shows how 
microphone is held in 
damp in center of big 
parabolic reflector 



It lets you 
listen to and 
record sounds 
you’ve never 
heard before 

By MARK SOSIN 

T HE AVERAGE MICROPHONE picks 
up sounds from only a few feel away. 
But wrap a parabolic reflector around it. 
and suddenly you have a highly sensitive 
listening device for recording distant 
sounds, such as from unseen birds and 
animals far away. Developed by profes- 
sional wildlife photographer Dan Gibson, 
the reflector focuses sound waves to a 
central point magnifying them as much as 
12 times. It will hold any standard micro- 
phone in an adjustable clamp and is made 
of clear plastic with a pistol-grip handle 



so you can aim it easily and see through 
it to where you’re pointing. Human voices 
and wildlife sounds can be picked up at 
distances of 75 feet or more. 

The centrally mounted mike can be 
plugged into any small portable reel-to- 
reel or cassette-type recorder for captur- 
ing wildlife sounds directly on tape. For 
bird watchers and nature photographers, 
the device can also be used to attract 
wildlife. In this case, you first record dis- 
tant bird or animal sounds on a short 
stretch of tape, then you play the tape 
back through the speaker with the vol- 
ume turned up high. The bird or animal, 
thinking a rival has invaded his territory, 
comes closer to investigate — and that's 
’when you snap his picture. 

For moviemakers, the method can be 
used to create a taped sound track to add 
realism to nature films. If your recorder 
has a monitoring jack for earphones, you 
can listen to the tape as it is recorded. 
This enables you to use the reflector as a 
sensitive direction finder for zeroing in on 
faint and elusive sounds, Attached to the 
bow of a boat or canoe {see facing page), 
it makes an excellent radar like detector 
to help you search out hidden wildlife. 
You can also mount it on a camera tripod 
and rotate it slowly until you pick up 
sounds. Called the Sound Parabola, it’s 
S49.50 from A-V Explorations Co.. 505 
Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14202. * * * 




PISTOL-GRIP HANDLE mokes parabolic reflector easy 
to hold and aim* a* shown at left. Clamp at cenier 
is adjustable to take any type of small hand mike. 

BELOW: Photo shows how mik& coble plugs info in- 
put jock on portable cassette recorder. Price of 
the plastic reflector without microphone is $49.50 





SATURDAY MECHANIC 



How and 
where 
to look 
for leaks 



To check for airconditioner leaks 
you may need a pro to use a torch* 
type leak detector; other systems 
in your car you can test yourself. 
A periodic inspection of systems 
carrying oil, coolant and fuel is 
necessary. Don’t forget the brake, 
transmission and other fluids. 

By MORT SCHULTZ 



WHERE TO LOOK FOR 
ENGINE OIL LEAKS 




L 

FILTER 



PAN 



L 

SEAL 



FUEL 



FRONT OIL 
SEAL 



TIMING G 



VALVE 

COVER 



IIS 



S AVING MONEY is just one benefit 
of giving your car’s circulatory sys- 
tem a periodic inspection. Another is 
the security of driving a trouble! roe, 
safe vehicle. A cars circulatory sys- 
tem consists of hoses, tubes, pumps 
and other parts that hold and trans- 
port vital fluids within the aircondi- 
tioning. brakes, cooling system, engine, 
fuel system, power steering, shock ab- 
sorbers, differential and transmission. 
Engine oil and coolant, in particular, 
should be checked every time you fill 
the gas tank. Other systems need a 
more thorough examination. You can 
do it in an hour. I do it once every two 
months. Here's how: 

Airconclitifining. Allow the aircondi- 
tioner compressor to run at maximum 
output for about five minutes. Then, 
with the unit still running, look into 
the sight glass, normally found on top 
of the receiver-drier unit. The receiv- 
er-drier is a horizontally or vertically 

POPULAR MECHANICS 





mounted cylinder usually attached to the 
condenser. 

On some units, the sight glass is out 
into the high-pressure line that extends 
from the receiver- drier to the evaporator. 
If you see slow-moving bubbles or foam 
beneath the sight glass, it may mean that 
the aircondilioner has lost some charge, 
perhaps because of a leak. The sight glass 
should be clear* However, there is an “if." 
If the air temperature is 70* F. or lower, 
bubbles may appear in the sight glass, 
This may be perfectly normal. 

For this reason, either recheck the sight 
glass when the air temperature goes above 
70 “ F. or block the flow of air to the 
condenser now with some sort of cover, 
such as cardboard or a blanket. If bubbles 
disappear, you can be satisfied that the 
circulatory system is in good shape. 

An airconditioner can leak refrigerant 
from the compressor, condenser, evapor- 
ator or any connection. Before having a 
system recharged, the leak should be 
found and fixed. This is done by scanning 
the system with a torch or electronic leak 
detector. A change in the color of the 
flame of a torch-type detector or a change 
in the sound emitted by an electronic leak 
detector reveals the leak. 

Brakes, The first evidence of a brake 
fluid leak that many drivers get is W'hen 
the brake pedal hits the floor. Don't let it 
go this far. If the pedal starts to get low, 
cheek fluid level in the master cylinder. It 
should be about inch from the lop. 

If your car is equipped with front disc 
brakes and rear drum brakes, the front 
reservoir of the master cylinder usually 
serves the discs; the rear reservoir, the 
drums. If the fluid level in the front res- 
ervoir is low, it could mean the disc 
brake pads are worn, as well as reveal the 
existence of a leak. 

A brake system can leak From lines, 
hoses, connections, wheel cylinders or 
master cylinder. Inspect for leaks by ex- 
amining connections, hoses and linos from 
the master cylinder back to each wheel 
while someone pumps the brake pedal. 

If the leak is from a connection, tighten- 
ing the nut will often stop it. If a line or 
hose is leaking, replace it. 

If you spot brake fluid on the sidewall 
of a lire, the wheel cylinder is probably 
leaking. Pull the wheel and check. Brake 
linings that are saturated with fluid should 
be replaced. Another indication of a whocl- 

MARCH 1972 



BRAKE4INE CONNECTIONS should be checked tor 
fightneisi You might stop a leak before it itatts 



WHEEL CYLINDERS of hydraulic brake system will 
often dump fluid on Tmide of tires when they fail 

119 






BRAKE-FLUID LEAK from maitfrr cylinder may go in- 
fo pa wer- ifeering unit, Check vacuum fine for fluid 




APPARENT COOLANT LEAKS may jirtl be result of 
over fiSiing the radiator* Check that level ii to ipec 




FUEL-SYSTEM LEAKS moit often Occur at carbu- 
reter fypf.line, fuel-pump fittings. Check for tightness 

120 



cylinder leak is a wheel that grabs when 
the brake pedal is applied. 

IF you haven’t uncovered the leak, don’t 
give up. It is probably internal, past the 
seals of the master cylinder. Fluid may 
be leaking from the cylinder into the pow- 
er-assist unit, indicated by fluid in the 
unit’s vacuum line. The master cylinder 
should be overhauled or replaced. 

Coaling system. Aside from the fuel 
system, the cooling system accommodates 
the most fluid in a car — anywhere from 
13 to 18 quarts. To determine if the cool- 
ing system is leaking, check the coolant 
level by removing the radiator pressure 
cap, Make sure the engine is cold. 

The top of the coolant should be 1 to 3 
inches below the top of the filler neck. The 
exact amount depends on the car, so 
check your owner’s manual and never 
overfill the radiator Unless the car has 
an overflow tank, coolant will be lost out 
the overflow when the engine heats up 
and the coolant expands. 

If the radiator is losing coolant, check 
all connections for leakage while the en- 
gine’s cold. Small leaks in particular can 
escape detection when the engine is hot. 
because coolant will evaporate rapidly. 

The best way to check a cooling system 
is with a radiator pressure tester. Leaks 
can usually be seen. 

If you don't have a tester, start the 
engine (cold) and examine top and bot- 
tom hoses, hose connections, thermostat 
housing, radiator top and bottom tanks, 
radiator core, radiator drain plug, engine 
core plugs, heater hoses and heater core. 

If you don t spot the actual leak, shut 
off the engine and examine everything 
once more. A grayish white or rust-col- 
ored substance is a sign of a leak, 

A defective radiator pressure cap could 
account for coolant loss. Test cap with a 
pressure tester. If you don't have one, ask 
your gas station attendant to do it. 

One more leakage possibility is an in- 
ternal crack in the block. Heat up the 
engine, pull out the oil dipstick and let 
some oil drop on the hot exhaust mani- 
fold. If it sizzles, it signifies that coolant 
is getting into the oil. 

Engine. An engine may be using oil be- 
cause of an internal problem, such as 
worn piston rings or valve guides. How- 
ever. you should not overlook the possi- 
bility that oil may be leaking. 

In fact, an external examination is the 

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first thing to perform if the oil dipstick 
indicates a loss of oil. While you re driv- 
ing. if your engine drips just three drops 
of oil every 100 feet, it will lose three 
k quarts in 1000 miles! 

The illustration on page 118 shows those 
* areas of an engine through which oil is 
' most likely to be lost. Often the cause may 

be a bad gasket that requires replacement, 
but if the trouble is a bad oil seal, a major 
engine repair is normally called for. 

Fuel system. When full, fuel systems 
handle anywhere from 17 to 26 gallons 
of volatile gasoline and arc extremely 
troublefree. However, connections can 
loosen. That’s why you should check and 
tighten fuel -line and fuel -pump fittings. 

% In addition, give carburetor mount- 

ing bolts and cover screws a twist. Now if 
you seem to be using too much gasoline, 
k see Hot!? to Save 1 Vi Gallons of Gas Every 
Tankfnl, (page 146, June ‘71 PM). 

Power steering. Warm up the engine 
and shut it off. Remove the reservoir filler 
L cap and check the oil level. If the level 
is low, add power-steering fluid and check 
the system for leaks. 

, Start the engine and turn the steering 

wheel, stop to stop, several times. Don’t 
hold it at a stop for any length of time, 

[ Look for leaks at hose connections, 

power-steering gear and power- steering 
pump as the wheel is turned. If fluid comes 
i from a hose connection, try to stop it by 
tightening the connection, If the return or 
pressure hose is leaking, replace the hose. 

, If the leak is from the gear or pump, 

the unit will have to be removed for re- 
pair or replacement. 

Shock absorbers. Inspect shock absorb- 
ers at the seal covers for shock-absorber 
fluid, a thin liquid that has a brown tint, 
A slight trace of fluid around the seal 
cover is acceptable. However, if the leak 
is heavy, replace the shock absorber. 

Differential, Remove the filler plug and 
check with your finger. Level should be 
. high enough to feel the fluid. If not, add 
lubricant and tighten the differential cov- 
in’ bolts. This will stop any loss of fluid 
j unless the cover gasket is bad. 

Transmission, Check the automatic 
transmission fluid level as spelled out in 
the owner's manual. In most cases, you 
bring the transmission up to operating 
temperature, leave the engine running 
with the transmission selector lever in 
“park" and check the dipstick, * * * 

MARCH 1972 



SHOCK ABSORBERS should be checked for leaks ol 
*eal ihqt retains hydra ulic fluid. E&lend the shock 



TRANSMISSION FLUID should be checked pciiodicd 
ly to maintain level re commend ad by manufacturer 



TRANSMISSION PAN con he lourxe of fluid leak, 
Imped and tighten all the pan bolls as required 

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EXCITING 



NEW PRODUCTS 

BY CATHERINE BILSKI 



SPEEDY HOSE CONNECTOR lets you attach a 50-ft. garden hose to nearly any sink faucet to 
douse minor paper and wood fires tn your home or apartment. It interferes in no way with 
regular use of the faucet. Hose stores under sink for quick accessibility. Not intended to 
replace home fire extinguisher, the connector is priced at $3.05 by Liquid Systems, Inc., 
Box 145, Congers, N.Y. 10920. Specify name of faucet maker when ordering. 




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A PERSONAL, DECORATIVE TOUCH is added to your 
front entry by the N urn at Door Mat, Made of metat, 
it never needs cleaning; mud, sand and snow scrape 
off easily. Price is $4,50 plus $1.50 for postage and 
handling; monogram ing kit, 25 cents (makes any initial 
or number). Made by Numat Distributors, Inc., Dept. 
P-91, 764 Main St, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10805. 



PLAY BASKETBALL in your own back yard with the Gerber 
Basketball Outfit. It comes with two-piece post of 4-in.- 
sq. tubing and treated hardboard backboard that’s 
painted with an orange "shooting eye” for greater accu- 
racy, The lower section is embedded 40 in, in the ground; 
upper section bolts to it. $69.95 f.o.b. Gerber & Schlat- 
ter Mfg., Inc., Route 2, Box 92. Paulding, Ohio 45879, 

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MIX OR MATCH your favorite mugs or colorful glassware 
on this space-saving display tree. Sturdy steel frame 
holds eight cups and is cushioned to protect your deli- 
cate glassware or china. Ideal on counter or shelf, it's 
portable, too. Available in three colors: avocado, yellow 
and wrought-iron black. $2.29 from Grayline Housewares. 
Inc., 1616 Berkley. Elgin, III. 60120. 




MAKE YOUR FAVORITE foun- 
tain treats at home with the 
Sod a master. It gives you a 
quart of fresh, sparkling soda 
water when you want it; no 
more lugging bottles home 
from the store, or running out 
of soda water during parties, 
or special trips to the market. 
Just fill it with tap water and in- 
sert carbonating charger. Soda- 
master and two carbonating 
Charges sell for $19,99 plus $1 
for postage and handling. Corn 
Enterprises, 1317 Third Ave., 
Los Angeles, Calif. 90019. 





PRACTICE PITCHING MOUND of tough fiber- 
glass lets young pitchers warm up and train 
under real game conditions. Lightweight and 
portable. True Pitch measures 6 ft. in diam- 
eter, weighs 57 lbs. It provides a mound of 
regulation height, eliminates cost of main- 
taining dirt mound. Idea! for indoor practice; 
can be rolled anywhere. $149,50 from True 
Pitch, Box 11, Altoona, Iowa 50009. 

MARCH 1972 



ELEGANCE AND STYLE mark the design of 
the Kindelabra II fireplace grate. Newspaper 
rolls can either be used as kindling for wood 
log fires or for a complete paper fire. Makes 
firebuilding foolproof, offers easy method of 
newspaper disposal, and eliminates messy 
storage and handling of kindling. Priced at 
$29.95 postpaid from Kindelabra, Box 253, 
Dept, F. Wellesley, Mass. 02181. 



SAFETY is the whole idea behind the Ward 
No. 101 lawnmower. More than 50 percent 
of the bottom is enclosed to reduce the risk 
of throwing objects, and foot guards make it 
next to impossible to walk into the whirling 
blade. The mower weighs 53 lbs., has pull 
starting, adjustable folding handle and a new 
muffler that reduces engine noise. Available 
through Montgomery Ward stores: $109. 




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WAIST 



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FRONT WINGS 
LONGER 
THAN SACK 
WINGS 



Wlal you 

TERMITES PUT 



HOW TO TELL ANTS FROM TERMITES. Since you 
cart' t eKape from I* FrttitfcS are active in every 

state hut Alaska— IV i money in your pocket in re- 
pair savings if you can recognize ihem eaHy r The 
sketch at left shows difference between the insects 



THICK 

waist 



STRAIGHT 

ANTENNAE 



BOTH PAIRS OF 

SAME SIZE 



TERMITE 



By HARRY WICKS, Workshop Editor 

B OB VERNON DISCOVERED that 
his first-floor joists were infested 
with termites when he was having his 
basement remodeled. Until then, he didn’t 
realize that the floors in the kitehen 
and the second-story bath were sagging 
because of termites. By the time his 
“education” about his uninvited guests 
was completed, he had to lay out over 
$300 in termite-control fees and roughly 
another $250 to have carpenters repair 
those eaten joists and beams. 

Mrs. James Floyd was first aware of 
the insects when she spotted some silver 
wings in a cellar window' well. Before 



Typical termite damage 




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Photos Dy ftoOerf D. Borsi 

she was through protecting her home 
a complete professional treatment cost 
her more than $500, 

Though these names ore fictitious, both 
termite eases are true and were observed 
first-hand by me on Long Island, N.Y. 
The list could go on and on. One estimate 
of total annual damage by this voracious 
pest is $500 million. What’s more im- 
portant: If your home is attacked, 

treatment ntitf repair can cost you any- 
where from $500 on up. 

Dr. David L. Watson, entomologist for 
Velsicol Chemical Corp. in Chicago said, 
“Each year 20 million American homes 




ORDER PADS (above) were tiered in a basement. 
The termites enjoy paper as much os wood meet 



EATEN WOOD (left) removed from several homes. 
Cone (lower right corner) is a termite structure 

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HOME MAINTENANCE 







are damaged — some of them severely — 
by colonies of termites." And he adds, 
“Approximately only two million of these 
are treated.” 

Three main factors contribute to this 
costly oversight by homeowners: 

• Homeowner lock of ability to detect 
the early presence of termites, 

• Fear of selecting a /ost-buck operator 
when calling in a pro. A reliable post- 
control specialist will inspect your home 



at no cost to you. (For resale inspections, 
there is usually a $15 to $25 fee.) 

• The "embarrassment’' oj aaviny ter- 
mites in your home , Because the pres- 
ence of a PCO (Pest Control Operator 
truck) in the driveway is considered a 
stigma by many homeowners, they wait 
too long to call in an expert. Actually, 
the real embarrassment is to have bugs 
and do nothing about it. 

Subterranean termites, which do over 



Conditions that invite termites in for a feast 





WINDOW WELLS, ;f not kept deco, provide ideal 
entry for termite* through the wood window frame* 



PLANK ALONGSIDE FOUNDATION WALL wilh crack 
is another open invitation for the hungry attackers 




PILES OF TRASH AGAINST HOUSE give the injects 
more than adequate protection from bird) of prey 

MARCH 1972 



EXTERIOR CELLAR ENTRANCE with wood sole plate 
in earth will almost guarantee attack by termite* 

125 






Sure signs of termites 




TERMITES OFTEN TRAVEL olong surface of joists 
by building mud rubes to create livable environment 




ANYWHERE WOOD meets grade, termites may be 
found. Here, wood actually appears to be rotted 

SO percent of insect damage to buildings, 
avoid air because they become dehy- 
drated. Thus, they build mud tubes and 
structures (see cone, page 124) to main- 
tain humidity suiting their environment. 

This is why they are usually never 
seen — except at “swarming time” in 
early spring or fall, usually on a warm 
day after a rainfall. Swarming normally 
occurs once a year in northern states 

126 




MUD TUBES ALONG SILL show that termite* are 
headed far better 1 feeding grounds on the first floor 

and twice a year in the South. The 
swarmers drift on the wind for up to a 
mile, until the queen and her cohorts 
find a site for establishing a colony. Once 
the swarmers drop their wings, they 
start to burrow in the earth for moisture. 
Termites do not live in a house; they 
nest below it in the soil. Unlike carpenter 
ants, they do not leave a sawdust trail; 
they digest all cellulose in their wood- 
work, fabric and paper meal. 

What a homeowner can do. First, keep 
the foundation free of any debris which 
can protect the pests from the air and 
preying birds. Second, it’s wise to check 
periodically any wood members near the 
earth, such as the basement entry 
and wooden frame window in the photos, 
or garage-door framing. For some un- 
known reason, in new construction it is 
fairly common practice to jamb out and 
trim a garage-door opening before pour- 
ing the slab and driveway. Termites then 
have a direct route to the home because 
the jambs pass through the slab and rest 
on the earth. 

An annual spraying or pouring of 
chemicals around the foundation wall will 
also deter attack. You can use chlordane 
as a 1-percent solution, dieldrin as a 
0.5-percent solution, aldrin, 0.5-percent, 
and benzene hexachloride (BHC), 0.8- 
percent Bottles and valves for mixing 

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Exterior treatment 





PCO EXPERT f*#di ch#m<col behind brick for treat- 
ment of the void between veneer and rhe ihea thing 



PROS GIVE STEPS EXTRA-HEAVY DOSE of chemical 
since they ofe especially prone to termite attacks 





HOLES ARE DRILLED EVERY 2 FT qr so around the 
home. Photo above jhaws several in the concrete 

the solutions arc available al nurseries. 
These are simply attached to the garden 
hose and the proper amount of chemical 
poured into the bottle. When the hose is 
turned on. the correct mixture is 
sprayed- Caution: Check your state laws 
to make sure the chemicals you ylan to 
use are permitted. Read the labels carefully 
and follow manufacturers' instructions. 
Other than this preventive mainlen- 

MARCH 1972 



AFTER DRILLING, chemical if pressure-fed inte 

each .hale-. Those in concrete slab are then patched 

ance, your best bet is a professional PCO. 
After several days with Steve Schwim- 
mer of Fumox Sanitation of New 

Hyde Park, N Y., I learned that the 
legitimate specialist has the homeowners’ 
interest at heart. Great care is taken to 
do the job as quickly as possible — with- 
out sacrificing thoroughness — and to 
return the home in as near its original 
shape as possible, How well they do this, 

127 



Interior treatment of slab floor 





!- FLOOR TILES ore heated with a flamele** heal gun 

ro soften spot to be drilled for chemical treatment 



2. PUNCH, rapped with hammer, mokes dean cut. 
Tape In shape of an X is for clarity in spoiling plug 




5. TILE CUTOUT is replaced after the concrete slab 
Is patched- Care is taken to align the tile design 

128 




6. X MARKS THE SPOT where the treatment occurred. 
Without it, the cutout in the tile is virtually invisible 



indoors and out, is shown in the photos. 

What the professional can do, that 
an average homeowner cannot, is a com- 
plete job. Inside or out, he can get to the 
termites through the use of sophisticated 
equipment. He’ll treat all soil around 
and under your home with a modern 
scientific chemical. fThe outfit I traveled 
with used Gold Crest chemicals.) This 
treatment will create a termite barrier 



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4. CHEMICAL h forced Into holes; on Expandable 
rubber flange around shank prevents any splashback 



3. CONCRETE SLAB is drilled; electronic slop de- 
vice in foreground turns off drill if near o conduit 




7 . WITH X REMOVED, treated area will go unnoticed. 
Some result by a homeowner h virtually impossible 

MARCH 1972 



that will last a minimum of five years. 

The foundation is treated down lo its 
footing (see photos showing exterior 
work). Steps and concrete slabs that butt 
the home are protected by boring holes 
and then pressure -feeding the chemicals 
through them to saturate the earth be- 
low, The pest -control operator will repair 
the “damage" that occurs during the job 
— for example, the holes in slabs — and 
clean up afterwards so it's virtually im- 
possible to detect signs of treatment 
Most operators, however, are not carpen- 
ters. Thus, repair of termite- eaten joists, 
sills, flooring and the like will require a 
carpenters service after a treatment. 

Tips on avoiding termite infestations: 

• Keep wood away from the foundation. 

• Seal foundation and basement floor 
cracks to eliminate passageways, 

• Make an inspection at least once a 
year. And if you have the least doubt, 
call in a specialist: a periodic inspection 
might save you $1000 or more. ★ ★ * 



129 



New tods you should know about 




BATTERY BOOSTER CABLE is self-storing, re- 
coils like a telephone cord, comes in seven 
models. No. 6-12 (shown) features 6-ga., 12- 
ft. wire and 200-amp. damp handles; $14.30. 
Coilhose Pneumatics, 415 Hope Ave., Ro- 
selle, NJ. 07203. 




MINI-HACKSAW offered by Stanley Hardware. 
New Britain, Conn,, is sold through hardware 
stores for $1,98. Toot combines tough plastic 
frame and standard hacksaw blade to per- 
form functions that bigger saws can’t do. 




TORCH LAMP can melt paint, solder or act as 
photographic lamp, Kit X-1991,9 {not includ- 
ing putty knife) sells for $26.60 postpaid. 
Brookstone Co., Dept. C-PM, 7 Breakstone 
Building, Peterborough, N.H. 03458. 




PLASTIC RIVETS known as Radfast come in 
a $1.75 starter kit with 18 in. lengths of three 
different diameters. Under heat, plastic can 
be expanded to predetermined size and shape. 
Radiation Technology, Inc., Dept. PM, Rock- 
away, N.J, 07866. 




PORTABLE HAND LIGHT operates from any 
12-v. battery source using a standard 15-w. 
auto bulb. Comes with pushbutton switch and 
a 15-ft. cable with spring clips for connecting 
to terminals. $3,98 postpaid from Autodeco, 
Inc., 46 Joyce Rd., Framingham, Mass. 



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MARCH 1972 



tee sawed off 




UNBENDABIE TROUSER HANGER can be fashioned 
from the fragile, wire-type hanger you get back from 
the dry cleaner. Simply cut □ length of dowel,, then 
natch the ends far force -til- —Charles W r Ontario 




A TINY LADLE often simplifies matters when you wish 
to cast lead ports for your models- You con make one 
using a seamstress'* thimble ond a piece of twijted 
wire as shown above-— W_ H. McClay, Pasadena. Calif. 

1 32 




ENLARGED SCftEWHQliS tan be quickly repaired by 
plugging ihem with a wooden golf tee. Drive tee until 
snug, then trim off the protruding part using hacksaw 
blade without its frame.— Andrew Veno, Philadelphia 




ALTHOUGH FINE FOR LONG LOGS, ordinary saw- 
bucks won't hold short lengths that don't span the legs. 
Use a notched board between the top rails to salve the 
problem. — Henry M. Springer, HopewefJ Junction, N.Y. 

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If VOU SilP o 7-in, length of healer hose over 
your [at k handle you II have a comfortable grip— even 
during winter, Bonus: Use it at a mallet for tapping a 
hubcap in place “-Frank J r Bradley, Poterjcn, N. J. 



SPLIT SHOT won't slip on a line if ihe slit i* 
first filled with toy -balloon rubber before the ihot if 
pinched. Cut ofi excess rubber and keep spare strips 
of rubber on hand. — John Krill, hldrlh Lima, Ohio 




13" LENGTH. 
OF GARDEN 
HOSE 





TAPE WRAPPED 



GARDEN-HQSE caddy CAPACITY can be increased 
by slipping a 12-in, length of old hose over each leg. 
The trick will let you store on other SO ft. or so of 
garden hose easily. —Robert G. Lonzft, Cfnefnnatp 

MARCH 1972 



LINT PICKUP doesn't require special store-bought 
gadgets. By taking one complete turn on a roll of 
any tape and reversing i b the roll itself becomes 
the lint-picker hoodie. —Andrew Vena, Philadelphia 

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npKMOU 




How a lathe can solve bolt problems 




By WALTER E. BURTON 

GOOD FEATURE about a metal- 
working lathe is that it can be used 
as an emergency tool for turning out 
needed parts, such as particular types of 
bolts or screws. And in many cases a 
needed part can be modified from a 
similar, available part. 

For example, it is not difficult to lathe- 
make a complete bolt, starting with a 
hexagonal or round steel bar. For a siz- 
able bolt, the bar is typically mounted 
between centers. The body is turned to 
diameter with a portion of the bar left 
to form a hexhead or to be milled to 
hexagonal shape. Then the bolt is threaded. 
For small bolts, it may be convenient to 
hold the bar stock in a chuck and do the 
threading with a die. 

In modifying existing bolts for special 
uses the lathe can be mighty useful. The 
photos show several such modifications. 
Others may suggest themselves, or, rather, 
be suggested by particular needs when an 
experimental machine is being built or 
some other work is being done in which 
either special bolts or “normal” ones not 
in stock at the moment are needed. 

Standard bolt heads often are too high 
to enter the T-slot in a machine-tool 
table or to be used in some other limited 
space. Here, the excess metal can be 
trimmed off with a rough -turning bit or 
a cutoff tool. 

Sometimes it’s desirable that a bolt 
with a square or hexhead can also be 
turned with a screwdriver. You can add 





FINISHING CUT it being mode on thimred-down 
iquare head of boh for use in T ■ slot of Tool tabic 




SETUP FOR MILLING SLOT in a hexhead bolt: Milling 
attachment holds bolt, collet holds the cutter 




134 



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HEXHEAD BOLT fa easily converted to roundhead one. ROUNDED HEAD of the former hexhead boll fa 

Here, bolt fa held in a three-jaw universal chuck knurled for easy finger-fuming in tis new application 



a neat slot by damping the bolt in a lathe 
milling attachment and mounting a suit- 
able cutter (such as a slotting saw) in 
a headstock chuck or collet. 

In other uses. It may be desirable to 
have a bolt with a round and knurled 
head so it can be turned readily with your 
fingers — a thumbscrew, in effect. Knurled, 
hollow -head capscrews are standard items, 
but not always at hand. For a small 
knurled head, the regular head of a bolt 
can easily be turned down and knurled. 

To fill a hurried need for a shoulder 
bolt, a standard type can simply be 
mounted in a reasonably true-running 
chuck or between centers, and the threaded 
end turned to the desired diameter and 
rethreaded. The shoulder screw shown in 
the photos has a %-in. body (or shoulder) 
dia., and a —20 thread. It was made 
from a hexhead bolt. 

Making a special bolt on a lathe or 
modifying a standard one for some partic- 
ular purpose may not be as romantic as 
machining the barrel for a model of a 
famous cannon, but this helpful ability 
of the metal shop's most versatile tool can 
save time and money, ★ ★ 




WHEN GREATER FINGER or hand power h required, 
head can be filled with larger diameter knurled cap 




SHOULDER BOLT being made: Threaded end has been 

turned to smaller diameter and if being rethreaded 




CARRIAGE BOLT (photo, lefl) fa converted into hex- 
head type by threading head-end an lathe and in- 
stalling a nut- Hardened steel crosspin keeps nut from 
turning. Sketch shows way la fasten large knurled 
head on boil which originally had hexagonal head 

MARCH 1972 




SOFT ALUMINUM SLEEVE Is used to protect the bait 
threads In chuck while boU head fa centor-drilled 

135 




SCOTT I E BOOKRACK, 
constructed of pro- 
finished plywood scraps 
is hold tog other by 
cut nahs used as pegs 
through holes in 
protruding tenons. 



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Scottie bookrack 

HERE'S AN EASY WAY to make your 
shop hours profitable in terms of dollars 
and cents. The bookrack shown above is 
designed so that it can be produced singly 
or by the dozen to give as gifts or sell. 
And. because it consists entirely of prefin- 
ished plywood, chances are you will be 
able to make them for practically nothing 
from plywood scraps left over from a 
home remodeling job. 

Start by gang-cutting the dogs to shape 
on the handsaw. Cut as many at one time 
as your bandsaw can handle. Then, after 
making the routing jig for your drill press 
as shown at far light, use a straight 
( router) hit in votir drill press to rout 
the front trough slots, one dog at a time. 
To rout the rear slots, remove the jig pins 
and relocate the guide strips. When you 
are satisfied with the location, rout all 
the rear slots. 

Trough boards can be cut and drilled 
to receive the cut (concrete) nail “pegs.” 
Sand all parts to insure splinter free edges 
and apply a matching stain to the unfin- 
ished sides of the plywood. To finish, apply 
two coats of paste wax anti bufT to a 
sheen. — F. f/rmn/ Louden 

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Jump-a-peg puzzle 

THE PUZZLE at right is made by 
drilling 33 "iss-inch holes, h in. 
deep and 1 in. apart, in a S’a-m.- 
sq. scrap of %-in, plywood. The 
3 2 pegs required are cut from 
J 4 -in. dowel. 

To work the puzzle, place the 
32 pegs in the holes, leaving the 
center hole empty. Then by mak- 
ing jumps (horizontally or ver- 
tically and over one other peg at 
a time) you try to wind up with 
one peg in the center hole. As 
each peg is jumped, its removed 
from the board. It alt sounds easy 
until you try it. If you reach the 
point of tearing your hair, take a 
peek at the solution on page 145, 
— F. Harry Louden 







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GUIDE 
STRIP 



MARCH 1972 



137 




Early American minishelf 

THIS SMALL WALL CABINET blends 
well with any decor because the picture- 
frame door is used to display favorite 
greeting- card scenes, which can be 
changed periodically to reflect the season. 
Behind the door, there is room for storing 
small personal and household items such 
as pens, pencils and pads. The tray below 
can be utilized as a planter for artificial 
or live greenery. If the latter is used, the 
tray must be fitted with a waterproof liner. 
The 6x8-in. picture frame used was 
bought at a variety store, remaining mea- 
surements were determined by its size. For 
a larger or smaller frame simply adjust 
dimensions to suit. The cabinet looks best 
if made of a hardwood such as cherry or 
walnut. If you use pine, try to select boards 
with small, tight knots. The cutouts are 
sanded, glued and assembled as shown on 
the facing page. You can leave the piece 
natural and finish with a semigloss var- 
nish or antique using the stain of your 
choice. To hang, turn two eyesore ws into 
the underside of the top shelf and drive 
two screws through them, — Don Shiner, 
WescopecJc, Pa. 

138 





CABINET WIDTH il determined by the picture frame. 
Check the widlh carefully, then ui« tEampi and gJtie 

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Rotating seesaw 







THIS SEESAW has a new twist and is 
sure to be irresistible to kids of all ages. 
In addition to the usual up-and-down 
movement, the seat board rotates on a ver- 
tical shaft that’s fitted with a thrust 
bearing. The shaft in turn fits inside a 
pipe post that's anchored and braced sol- 
idly to a nontipping base of 2x4s, For 
vou would be wise to rope off the 
which the seesaw rotates and pro- 
vide uiily one entrance to elimi- 
nate any possibility of a child 
who’s among the spectators get- 
ver and injured. 

Use a sound 2x8 plank for the seat- 
board and round all edges to prevent 
splinters. To finish the seesaw, apply two 
coats of exterior house paint. You’ll prob- 
ably want to use a lubricant on the 
moving parts to assure a quiet, trouble- 
free action. Notice that conduit clamps 
are used to attach the seat board to the 
steel rod that pivots in pipe-nipple bear- 
ings.— R. S. Hedin, Miuneapoiis 



1/2" THINWALL 
CONDUIT, 15” LONG 

COTTER 



ROUND ALL 



HOLE 



HANDLE 



3/4” 

PLYWOOD 



YOUNGS! ERS get lots of e*erei*e on ieesow that takes 
them around on d around pi well as up and down 




2x8, 12* LONG 

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BASE 

Technical art by Peter Trojan 



WO. 10 X M fA" 
WOOD C .CREVV 



MARCH 1972 



141 






HOLES for iftsl rodi are lord out and bored with 
pretiiion on the drill pre*s to a depth of 7 /ii in. 




flOTTOM h edge -rabbeted,, ai ore iidet, and then 
joined with glue and four lli-in, Ho. 8 f-h, screws 

142 



Contemporary fruit trug 

SIMPLICITY of design and construction 
makes this a particularly appealing proj- 
ect to tackle on a Saturday afternoon. 
"With only cutoff-size pieces of wood re- 
quired, expense is no obstacle if you wish 
to use high-grade hardwood. Figured rose- 
wood was used on the trug fa trough 
or tray) shown. Walnut, mahogany, teak 
or the like would also suit the design. 
Stainless steel is ideal for the rods; in all 
likelihood, you will find a source listed in 
your local classified directory. If you must 
substitute brass, make certain that you 
polish and lacquer the rods before install- 
ing them. 

Mark and cut the first end using a cop- 
ing saw or bandsaw, then smooth the edges 
with a spokeshave or sander. Use this as 
a template for the other end. Mark rod- 
hole positions as shown, indent them with 
a center punch to prevent bit-drift, and 
drill the blind holes. Use a stop on your 
drill bit: or set the depth stop on your 
drill press for Vi in. Next, cut the 12 
rods to length and slightly chamfer the 
ends with a smooth cut file. Note that the 
ends of the base are rabbeted. 

Assemble the unit with glue and screws, 
and finish with three coats of shellac. Rub 
wdth 00 steel wool between coats. 
—Kenneth Wells, Portsmouth, Hants, 1/.K. 

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Salt-pepper shaker 

HERE'S a novel way to cor- 
ral salt and pepper in one 
Up-proof container. The only 
materials you need are a 
2 x 3"* x 3 :j 4 -in. (actual 
dimensions) piece of wood 
and two pill -bottle caps. 
Drill the shallow counter- 
bored holes for the caps 
first, then drill the two J k- 
in. holes almost through 
the wood block. Next, cut 
the groove for the cap-tabs 
with a chisel. Finally, drill 
the holes for the salt and 
pepper. 

For fast indenlifi cation, 
stamp P anrl S on the top 
with a counterpunch. — dim 
Watntn. Yakima, Wash, 





1/8" * 13-1/2' 
STEEL RODS 
(12 REQO.) 



STAINLESS 



Technical Art £>y Peter Troian 



ROUNDED EDGE 



1/4 x 3/8" 
RABBET 



3-3/4 



5/8 x 3-3/4 x 13-1/2' 
WALNUT BASE 



SECTION THROUGH BASE 



9-T/4' 1 



1/8" HOLES, 
7/16" OEEP, 
1/2" APART 



END PATTERN 



y 3 / 8 * 

1/4" 



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MARCH 1972 




‘Flying* duck weathervane 

JUST A GLANCE at this weathervane 
lets you know wind direction immediately. 
Like its living counterpart when taking off, 
this wooden flying duck is always headed 
into the wind. 

The body is of % -in. pine, and the flap- 
ping wings are cut. from tempered Vs -in. 
hardboard. To make the wings spin in the 
wind, you will need two Vin x Wa x 3-in. 
pieces of flat metal. These parts must be 
bent to provide an offset. To bend, secure 
the strap metal in a vise and, using an 
adjustable wrench, twist it to the approxi- 
mate angle given. The offset is assured by 
placing nuts on the stove boll between each 
wing and the duck body. After all parts 
are made, assemble the duck for a test 
fit. A fan should provide enough breeze to 
let you know whether the wings operate 
freely. Then disassemble, prime all parts 
and, using the color scheme shown, finish 
the bird and reassemble. To mount, drill 
a hole in the body and insert a Vi-in. rod. 
The other end of the rod stands in a hole 
drilled atop a planted post Remember that 
the hole in the body must be large enough 
to permit the bird to pivot freely. 

144 




ORANGE 



WHITE 



3/4* ' BODY 



ALL EDGES 
ROUNDED 



I P 

BROWN OR BLACK - 



r sos 






5/16" HOLE 
1-7/8” DEEP 



BODY PATTERN 

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.RED 



WHITE 



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RIVET 

HOLES 



DUCK BODY 



WING BRACKET 



1/16 x 3/4 k 3‘ 
FLAT METAL 



1/4 x 1-1/2'' R , H, 
STOVE BOLT 



1/4" HOLE 



METAL SLEEVE 
1/4" I. D, 






WING BRACKET 
(SEE DETAIL) 



MAKE RIGHT AND LEFT 
WING PATTERN 



SOLUTION TO THE JUMP-A-PIG PUZZLE 
APPEARING ON PAGE 137 

T© remove □!! pegs and leave just one in rhe center 
hole, follow, Ihe numbered sequence shown beJow. 
Remember! Another peg mull be jumped^ond re- 
moved from the boord— to moke any move legul. For 
example* the first move ii peg No, 1 , which jumps the 
hole marked with moves 6 and 10 and Hands in the 
center hole, After you remove the jumped peg P ihe 
second move is into the hole created by ihe Erst 
sump In the third jump, the Erst peg jumps back info 
the hole it started from. Note* (hot sever©! boles — 
1 8 29, 74-23 end four others— ore used twice to 
complete the puiile. Also several holes ore unmarked. 



WING 

ATTERN 



pop 

RIVETS 



1/4" HOLES. 
I" apart 
1/2" DEEP 



WHITE 



3/4 x 6-1/2 

x 6-1/2" 

PLYWOOD 



1/4” DOWEL, 13 
1-1/4" LONG r\ 
32 REOD. W 
3-1/4 



TOP EDGES 
ROUNDED 






1/8" HARDBOAHD 
(MASONITE! WINGS 



BROWN OR BLACK 



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HINTS 

FROM READERS 




Cabinet 'feet* 

Plastic caps from tooth- 
paste tubes can frequent- 
ly serve as feet for small 
cabinets. To use them, cut 
small washers from Styro- 
foam, push the right-size 
screw through and cement 
foam in the cap with epoxy. 
If cement saturates the 
washer, use more epoxy to 
fill the cavity neatly and 
hold the screw. — Walter E, 
Burton, Akron, Ohio 




Mini try square 

When working in tight 
quarters on a cabinet, you 
can use a flat corner mend- 
ing plate as a tiny try 
square. In most cases the 
metal plates are fairly 
square but you should 
check it with a regular try 
square to be sure. The L- 
shaped plates come 2x2, 
3x3 and 4x4 in. and sold by 
hardware stores. — B. W, 
Enoin, Kent, Ohio 




Emergency washer 

When you need a faucet 
washer in a hurry but 
the only one you have is 
too large, screw it to the 
faucet spindle and chuck 
it in your drill press. 
While spindle is turning, 
rest a file on a wood block 
and hold it against the 
washer. In seconds you’ll 
have the right size, — 
Robert B riff firman, Great 
Neck, NY, 



Foolproof method for punching holes in spring steel 

To make holes safely in spring steel (like a clock spring) use a bar of solder as 
an anvil. Place steel on the solder-anvil and strike a sharp blow on a straight- shank 
punch held at the hole site. After practicing on scrap, you’ll be able to cut clean holes. 
You’ll find the straight shank tool doesn't split the steel . — Harvey Miller, Danboro, Pa, 



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From PM’s workshop: 

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CUSTOM-BUILT CAI1NIT tl covered with phillic lami- 
na!* la minimize deomip lime. Drawers are partitioned 
la suit the puth&r's radial and table- saw actetteriei 



a radial - saw accessory cabinet 

Designed and built in our own shop, this cabinet 
lets you make use of that wasted space beneath 
your radial saw — regardless of what brand it is 



By HARRY WICKS. Workshop Editor 



photo s by Robert D. Borst 
Shop consultant: John £. Gsynor 



HIS ACCESSORY CABINET for a 
radial saw was designed by PM to 
provide a convenient, attractive and easy- 
to- keep- clean storage unit to hold the 
equipment you need for a radial saw. Our 
cabinet fits beneath Sears' 12-in. radial 
saw (shop- tested and reported in Sears’ 
Best Radial, page 120, Aug, ’71 PM). But 
its overall size can be easily altered to fit 
the space under any make of radial saw. 

To make cleanup a simple chore, we 
covered all exposed parts of the cabinet 
with Johns- Man ville Melamite (plastic 
laminate). For appearance and eye-relief, 
we used avocado and white. Admittedly, 
the laminate is a luxury, but the thought 
of never having to repaint a dirt-smeared 
cabinet more than justified the cash out- 
lay. (In fact, a deluxe workbench we’re 
building for an upcoming issue will also 
be plastic-laminated.) However, if you 
prefer, the cabinet can simply be painted 
with an enamel. 

ffoio it's built. Constructed of ^4 -in. 



A-D plywood, the box is actually sym- 
metrical — with one exception: the top, 
bottom and sides are edge- rabbeted to 
receive the Va -in. hardboard back. Simi- 
larly, drawer slides at the back are set in 
for the back. All edges are flush. 

When laying out your cabinet, take all 
dimensions directly from your radial saw. 
Then, if any do vary from those shown in 
the drawing, simply mark the changes 
right on the drawing and custom-build 
your cabinet to suit your saw. Also, the 
dimensions shown do not allow for the 
laminate, so make certain that you do if 
you plan to cover your cabinet as we did. 

Also, when laying out your cabinet— 
and before doing any cutting, rabbeting, 
or dadoing — double check exact location 
of the four drawers at front If you’ve al- 
tered the cabinet dimensions, drawer 
depths must be adjusted accordingly. 

The drawers. The amount of drawer 
space that the cabinet provides surprised 
me when we finished the project In fact. 





RAILS LE T'INTO 
3/8 x 3/4" DADO'S 



\ DRAWER 

/supports 



BASIC CONSTRUCTION It symmel tried. Unit tan be sectioned into identical quarters walk one exception! 
Bock edges of sides ore edge-rabbeted and drawer elides are let in Vi in. to receive the hardboard 
back. Right end, like the left end r h fitted with perforated hardboard, holds safety goggles and the like 




there was more storage space than X 
needed for my radial-saw accessories. So, 
X used the bottom drawer for table-saw 
items. And, for the first time in 20 years, 
all those items are in one convenient spot. 

For future flexibility, I decided simply 
to butt- join all divider /partitions. I used 
%-in, pine, gluing and nailing them in 
place after positioning the various acces- 
sories in each drawer. Should my require- 
ments ever change, it will be easy to 
knock out the old dividers and install new 
ones where X want them. Location of ac- 
cessories in the drawers is a matter of 
personal taste and working habits. I laid 
them all on the workbench and then, 
based upon frequency of use, placed them 
in the drawers. 

The cabinet ends. Since there was space 




ELEVATION 

CRANK 



notched 



3 fB X 2" MACHINE BOLT, 
TWO PER LEG. USE ONE 
WASHER ON EACH NUT 
AND BOLT 



3/8 x 4-1/4" CARRIAGE BOLT 
TO FASTEN FRAME TOGETHER 
EQD.J. USE ONE WASHER 
NUT AND BOLT 



at both ends I installed a pair of shallow ACCESSORY CABINET iih » bow fab©™} thown and 

drawers. They are extremely handy for d«*crib*d in Saar*' S«f Radio) (page 120, Aug. *7T Mrf} 




NOTE: CABINET CONSTRUCTED OF 3 /4" 
A D PLYWOOD. DRAWERS OF 
1/2" CLEAR PINE. FALSE DRAWER 
^ FRONTS OF 3/4" PLYWOOD 



RADfAL-SAW CABINET 



CABINET DESIGNED TO FIT 
SEARS 12" RADIAL ARM SAW 



TOP, 3/4 *23-5/9 *28 11 /16- 



DRAWER GUIDES, 

3/4 x 1-1/2" (ACTUAL) 
PINE LET INTO . 

3/8 x 3/4" DADOS \ 



3/S x 3/4” DADO 



1/4 m 17-3/4 x 19-3/4" 
HARDBOARD BACK, LET INTO 
1/4 x W' RABBETS 



CABINET FACED 
WITH AVOCADO 
MELAMITE 



1/4 ” PERFORATED 
BOARD PLACED 
IN OAOO, NOT FASTENEO 



\ CUP HOOK 12 REQD.) 
V\ TO SUIT TAPER JIG 



DRAWER BOTTOMS, 
1/4" HARDBOARD 



20-7/B 



1/4 x 1/4 DADO, 
1/4" FROM 
V. BOTTOM EDGE 



SIOE, LET iNTO 
3/B i 3/4” DADO 



TO SUIT 
OPENtNG 



BOTTOM, - 

3/4 x 235/8 x 38 1/2" 



4D FINISH NAILS 



ALL PARTITIONS \ 
BUTT-JOINED \J 

CENTERED ON DRAWER 



FALSE DRAWER FRONT, V WIDER 
AND LONGER THAN DRAWER FRONT, 
FACED WITH WHITE ME LAMITE 



AMEROCK 
KNOB 
NO, T-5S1 



'DRAWEHS5) DEPTWSl SHOULD BE 
BUILT TO SUIT OWNER'S ACCESSORIES 



PARTITIONS TO SUIT; USE 
1/2" CLEAR PINE 





A better Idea for 
safety: Buckie up 



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Typical drawer construction 





SCRIBERS 



DOWEL CENTERS 



SANDING 
DISC CEMENT 

teLjJTlLlTY KNIFE 



LUBE AND 
PROTRACTOR 

TABLE'S AW PUSHER STICKS 



H ADI AL 

SAW 

KEY 



END DRAWER II SHALLOW, ideal for frequently used DRAWEE AT OTHER END alto hold* mUc*lb.wau* 

iltmi such 01 o tope m*o*ur* and your peneili itoms, including pusher-nick* for uie on the table law 




PERFORATED ES 
HOOKS 



WRENCH 



CAR SIDE 
ROTARY 
PLANER 



MOLDING 

HEAD 

CUTTER SET 




SHAPER 
HOLD DOWN 



MOLDING 

HEAD 

CUTTERS 



lOf FRONT DRAWER hold* occenoriei used most SECOND DRAWER contains items used wJtk l«n fre- 

often, plus small items such as hooks and wrench set quency, alio masonry and metal -cutting blades 




THIRD DRAWER contains the accessories needed when 
the radial is converted far use at a drill press 



small items such as pencils, tape mea- 
sures, dividers and the like — which seem 
to have a way of getting lost in the shuffle 
when left on the workbench. The perfo- 
rated board was left brown (as it comes) 
and given two coats of McCloskey Heir- 

152 




BOTTOM DRAWN! keeps all of the table-saw items 
n#otfy collared in on* spot— o first for author's shop 



loom varnish. My feeling here was that if 
I painted them, dirt and smudge marks 
would inevitably appear and I would be 
constantly repainting. 

The radial -saw blades are hung on a 
removable %-in. dowel (see the sketch 

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© 1971 Lorlllard 



Perforated ends are removable 



4 " 




SAW MADEJ or* hung an Vi. in, removabl* dowal on 
Mt ind of cabirttl. Hard board ipoctri protect Hwm 




PERFORATED BOARD It not parmanantiy fattened In 
place, but nth in a dodo, at in ih* tk*(th at right 




12 3 8x21 7 8’ 
PERFORATED 
BOARD . 



DOWEL 



DOWEL 
8 LOCK 

1 /A x Iff 
DADO \ 



■ ^ * _.*n — 




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4- 1/4" 




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DOWEL BLOCK 




BLOCK for holding down I mutt be (artfully located. 
Siia of taw blade* determines its permanent position 

154 



above). It’s good shop practice to use 
spacers between the blades to keep them 
from dulling one another. (1 used 6-iru- 
dia. circles cut from hardboard.) 

The reason both perforated ends are 
removable is simply one of cleanliness. 
From time to time, the boards tan be 
lifted out and the dust removed with a 
vacuum cleaner. To keep sawdust out of 
the drawers, the back is fitted with 
hard board 

Even if the number of radial-saw ac- 
cessories you currently own is limited, 
the cabinet shown will be a welcome 
addition to your shop. While in process of 
building your accessory collection, you 
can use that valuable drawer space for 
almost any kind of storage. * * * 

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of its kind for the 
home workshop, the tool's 
6400- rpm cutter does a 
glass-smooth planing job 

By WAYNE C. LECKEY 
Home and Shop Editor 



PM tests 
the 

Flottjet 



anew combination 
jointer 

and thickness 
pianer from 
Germany 




VHREE-fOOT TABLE supports o long workpiece for jatnting, SPECIAL HOLD-DOWN GUARD available helps 

Adjustable fence it movable across the width of the cutler you use jointer to plane face of wide lumber 

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T HE GERMANS have put together a 
unique workshop machine, called 
Flottjet, which servos both as a jointer 
and a thickness (surface) planer — some- 
thing no U, S. manufacturer has ever done. 
As a thickness planer it does a superb 
job. I was impressed by the businesslike, 
solid-sounding hum when I turned it on; 
more so by the extra -smooth, ripple -free 
cut it makes. Hewing chips at some 12,300 
cuts per minute, its high-speed cutterhead 
produces an almost glass -smooth surface 
—automatically. Once the board is fed 
under the antikickback fingers, the ma- 
chine takes over and walks the piece 
through while you wait at the other end. 
Its self-feeding mechanism will plane a 
board at 20 ft. per minute, and accept 
lumber up to 10 in. wide and 6 in. thick. 

As a jointer I found it to have one 
minor disadvantage. Because of its design, 
the machine hasn't the conventional chip 
chute. Shavings soon pile up on the planer 
table below the cutter and you have to 
stop now and then to rake them out. 

Aero Associates, Box 56, Whippanv, 
N.J., sells the tool for $490 f.o.b. * * * 



SPECIFICATIONS 



P^qner capociiy £xl0 in 

Jotmer capacity , . 10-in. wteft'- 

Culttrrhrad . swo blade*., £400 rpm 

Ppwr#? feed .... , .20 ft. per minyfe 

Jointer table , . . < . ... + » » + * * 3d in 

Planer table T ... 20 in 

Moximuffi Cut ,,.3 It in. per pass 

Mo tor tft bp, 220 v, 




CHAIN-DRIVEN GEARS of lough plastic need no at* 
ten Hon, make automatic feed mechanism extra quiet 

MARCH 1972 




CONVENIENT HAND CRANK raises and lowers 20 
in.~long planer table- Maximum cut per pass is in. 




POWERFUL 1144IP MOTOR uses 220 v.* has flat- 
belt drive, Putl-aut handle- lets you wheel machine 




HINGED WOODEN SECTION! serve as guard to keep 
cutters fully covered when yai/re fainting or planing 

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HINTS READERS 

‘Geared' to carry the mail 

The novel mailbox stanchion at right, 
resembling Atlas holding the world, holds 
my rural mailbox. It’s made from odds 
and ends of farm equipment such as gears, 
springs, nuts and bolts welded to form an 
interesting piece of yard sculpture, 

— T. Zacchini, Fruitville , Fin. 

Glasslike edges on Plexiglas 

After reading Hoio to Work With 
Plexiglas (page 176, June *70 PM), I 
experimented with finishing the edges. 1 
found you can get a beautiful polished - 
edge finish by using a propane torch. 
With torch moving, heat until edge be- 
comes glassy and blends with the surface. 
— Harry L. Collins , Slitter Creek, Calif. 

Eskimo Irick to clean rug spills 

When a bowl of vegetable soup was 
dropped on our living-room rug recently, 
I recalled reading that Eskimos rub corn- 
meal into pelts to clean fur. So I rubbed 
cornmeal vigorously into the wet spot. 
After it dried, I vacuumed the mess 
away and had a clean rug. So far, this 
trick has worked on all rug types. 

— S. Anne Larkin, Marion, Ohio 




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Here’s an outdoor table and chair set 
you can make without spending any money. 
Next time you or a neighbor cut down a 
tree, save a couple of sections 12 to 15 in. 
long for seats. Be sure both ends are 
square. Then ask an electrical distributor 
for an empty reel to serve as a table. 

— Craig Wilson, Barberton, Ohio 




Oar 'bumper' protects rubber boat 

Exposed metal edges on the oars that 
came with my rubber boat quickly scuffed 
edges of the inflated gunwale during row- 
ing. Photo above shows original oar (left) 
and how I solved the problem by slitting 
a rubber windshield -wiper hose length- 
wise and cementing it to the oar edges. 

— John Krill, North Lima, Ohio 

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MARCH 1972 







Safety-glaze your storm 
door with plastic ‘glass’ 



By HARRY WICKS, Workshop Editor 

“TIE PUSHED HIS HAND through a 
XX storm door sash and was badly 
hurt." That sad story, with variations, cov- 
ers an all-too-common home accident 
which you can prevent in your own home 
for less than $20, 

In the next month or so, you’ll be re- 
placing those “storms” with screens, so 
why not give some thought now to safety 
glazing? By substituting one of several 
safety glazing materials now available, you 
can get rid of your existing, unsafe storm- 
door sash for good. 

Seriousness of the problem has been 
recognized by the National Safety Coun- 
cil and the U.S. Public Health Service, 
who conducted a survey that revealed: 
1) Three out of four storm-door accidents 
occur when someone is going out of the 
home: and 2) One-third of all accidental 

(Phase turn fn twine 164 ) 



REGLAZED STORM DOOR elHminare* chance of tevere 
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accident? occur when someone leave? the house 



TO REPLACE BROKEN WINDOW with breafc-reshtanl 
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PLASTIC CAN BE CUT by scoring (above) and snap- 
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PROVE MOTALOY RESULTS I 

RidlQitHvi Isolap* Tri£ir tails 

Conform Mofnioy* Plat mg- Action I 

. . TJw i<i I * ii ion c-t the Motile ind 
the subsequent incini operations of 
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trty CommiitKjn ie supervise cite m- 
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tank, end T have driven this MElcedex^Bena IJS. (HO 
miles since!" 1 

L A M . iTrjry. fa* r* 

rr Ahnut J >rin ago 1 put Musafoy - tablets in my 
Cadillac. I dCO*e This car IJ5-OT0 nufei and il never 
uh-j any oil between changei — I. ?0O-2.DW rntks hL ' 

"My Chevrolet had « 000 mlki on It. Il had noJif 

va|v#t mJ other trouble*. Motelcy rorrerted all U 111 
Jl is ritfining better man new " L 

L.E.M.m mttwrborv. SC. 

"After using Motaloy Ln my Che^roNi my eam- 
pfetsion incfciSed in av*f«gr of It Vi poundx pel 
Oy Under, which Lo me lx cn^fKluaive proat ch±i 
Motaloy »ll! do everytftling that is elumed lot it " 
N'.r.C- EUtweiTH W*il V* 

H, My Dodge uaed one qoedi of otl e*ery J1S miles 
After using Men Hoy I drove 1.245 miks and did nm 
have to add iiiy all.' 1 

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"HLnct iddiiig btotaloy 1 hi^e drlvm -mure ibsn 
I .WO miles, and I mutl Sty lhi| I am imeled about 
the WMrterfiil rriuln. My gas consumpnon improved 
and mj oil eomumtf i ion is pfactkcallT flU. 1 * 
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from ft5 to l(Pd ooundx. Plus living fnr five ft* Ot* 
milfa per gathm." 

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"Mr tractor »« In pnw eonditwHi and reaKiy f# 
a c-omplen overhaul |ob No* afler 5 mufilhl bt 
ore With MfRitnii added; ihe Iractar hu more cbm- 

preHuiOfi and oil ccmiumpitufi his decreased! b* hill " 
E M.. New Mrmcuih* Idefiw 

,P Ai Ifltiructor of the Automotive Shop I have been 
running a aerbei Of IcMi Pft ybill pibduCt "Motlloy" 
and 1 »Llh to taki thil pppnrtunily |o report tfl you 
out findings I poi Mocaloy In some IS rthshi yd 
IhAve obtained mineEbut leiulTd In a miiOfity Of 
easts tail eetem l care With burned vaIycx beyond 
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the cam pro xi i on *ax bTOogM uO to UctOty SWfififl- 
[LCfflS, oil ctmsurnpllon groally rrduerd and fax ifiile- 
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SAFETY GLAZING 

f Continued from mac 162 } 

glass-door injuries are sustained by chil- 
dren 5 to 14 years old. 

As a result* the National Safety Coun- 
cil, American National Standards Insti- 
tute and Consumer Safety Glazing Com- 
mittee have been working to establish a 
standard for safety glazing in residential 
and commercial buildings and, with details 
varying slightly, more than 20 states have 
added laws covering safety- glazing meth- 
ods to their building codes. It is expected 
that such codes throughout the nation will 
be revised within a few years to recognize 
safety glazing. 

Approved safety -glazing materials in- 
clude acrylic plastic sheet, tempered glass, 
extruded sheets of polyvinyl chloride and 
extruded acrylic sheet, I happened to 
choose Plexiglas, but you can also use 
other clear acrylic sheet such as Lucite, In 
Viu-in. thickness, it will fit the molding of 
most storm-door frames. 

An easier w'ay to glaze the door that lets 
you eliminate the frame is shown in the 
photos — Vs or Vi-in. material is recom- 
mended. Purchase a sheet sized as close 
as possible to the storm-door window 
opening, after allowing a -in. clearance 
on each side and the top when the sheet is 
installed to permit thermal expansion. If 
the sheet requires trimming, scribe and 
break it with the special cutting tool de- 
signed for sheet aery he. You can also cut 
it with a power saw T and fine-tooth blade. 

Set the fitted plastic into the storm door 
opening and replace the retaining clips. 
For a firmer hold, shim the clips with 
small wood or rubber wedges. 

To wash the plastic, apply a mild soap 
and lukewarm water solution with a clean, 
soft cloth. Rinse well and dry by blotting 
with a damp cloth or chamois. Periodic 
rubbing with a high-quality, hard auto 
paste wax — not e!eaner-tnai combination 
— will fill minor scratches and restore 
luster. Apply the wax sparingly and buff 
it with a flannel cloth. 

Other areas where you might consider 
safety glazing are tub-shower doors and 
garage doors (the latter especially if you 
have a basketball backboard over them.) 
For a booklet containing other Plexiglas 
project ideas, send your name and address 
to the Rohm & Haas Co., Dept. PM, Box 
9730, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140. Include 25 
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TO FINISH, tighten soih-holding dips around open- 
iflg juit os you would fflf a convention^! frame 

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NEWS BRIEFS 





Kitchen in a bowl 

The handiwork of a French designer, this 
spherical kitchen can be covered completely 
by lowering the top. The bowl contains a 
range, sink and two wood cutting boards. 




British bicycar 

Local scrapyards supplied auto mechanic 
Stuart Turton with an llOO cc Vauxhall en- 
gine. Triumph Herald rear axle, plus other 
parts to build this 800-pound trike. 




New tune at Westminster 

Six Of Westminster Abbey's old bells have 
been melted down with the metal going into a 
set of 10 new bells being cast at Whitechapel 
Bell Foundry (top), a shop that has been in 
business in London for more than 400 years. 
The bells are tuned on special lathes that 
turn the bell (middle), rather than by chipping 
away the inside by hand as was done former- 
ly. When the bells are hung in the Abbey they 
will be 30 feet lower than the former ones to 
reduce tower sway. The new level is also 
expected to improve bell tone. 



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ALL ABOUT TIRES 

f Continue d from gage 64) 

sarily a better tire. But you can usually 
figure that a cheaper tire will rate below 
average in one or more of the categories 
in which a tire is rated: tread life, stop- 
ping ability, rupture resistance and 
cornering ability. Many people buy tires 
on the basis of price alone, but that's a 
mistake. Price is only one factor. 

What are some of the other factors? 

This is the nitty-gritty of tire buying. 
You have to ask yourself — how many 
miles do T drive every year? How long 
am I going to keep my car? Be- 
cause if you’re planning to keep it only 
12,000 miles, there’s not much point in 
buying tires good for 40.000 -mile tread 
life. And what kind of driving do you 
do? Do you usually drive 65 mph on 
freeways or 45 mph over potholed gravel 
roads or 30 mph on city streets? Do you 
carry heavy loads? What sorts of weather 
will you run into? Rain, snow, mud, ice? 
Some manufacturers publish informative 
guides to their particular tire lines based 
on the type of driving you do. 

Has anyone ever figured out the cost of 
different types of tires on a mileage basis ? 

Yes. Recently Pat Ross, who’s execu- 
tive vice-president of B.F, Goodrich 
Tire Div,, put the following figures on 
the different tire types: He said that to 
drive 1000 miles on a set of conventional 
bias-ply tires costs Sl.65 to $1.80, Belted 
bias-ply tires run you about $1,30 per 
1000 miles. And radials cost about $1.20 
per 1000 miles. 

/ don't understand the ne «? tire sizes. Why 
are some new tires called F78-14? Or GGO-15? 
What was wrong with the old GMxlS system ? 

The thing that was wrong was that it 
didn't tell you enough about the tire, 
6.00x16 simply said that you had ap- 
proximately a 6 'inch cross section and 
a 16-inch rim diameter. In F78-14, the 
F tells load-carrying capacity, which is 
about the same as for the old 7.75x14. 
The letter A indicates load capacity 
roughly equal to the old 6.00x16, arid 
the letters go up to L, which has about 
the same load-carrying capacity as the 
old 9.25. Now the 78 stands for aspect 
ratio. 

W hat's aspect ratio? 

Aspect ratio means the ratio of a tire's 
height to its width. In other words, an 
F78 has an aspect ratio of 78— it’s 78 
percent as high as it is wide. The lower 
the number, the wider the tire. An 

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F60-14 is 60 percent as tall as it is wide. 
And the 14 in F18-14 is still the rim 
diameter. 

What about tire designations with an R in 
them? 

The R stands for radial. An ER78-14 
is a radial. Various codes also have dif- 
ferent ways to say the same thing. For 
instance, 7.75K-14 is the old numbering 
system in inches, with no load capacity 
letter. 185R-14 is tread width in milli- 
meters. Then with imported radials you 
also end up with some strange codes like 
FR70-HR14. Here the H indicates con- 
tinuous speed capability. The H means 
this tire is good for up to 130 mph 
sustained. S means speeds up to 112 mph, 
and V means up to 165 mph. These last 
letters are used only for radial tires. 

And what about load-rating symbols? irknf 
does Load Range B mean, or Load Range D? 

Load Range B equals a four-ply rating; 
C equals six plies and D equals eight. 
This doesn’t mean the tire actually has 
to have that number of plies. It’s an 
equivalence. And, of course, a tire's load- 
carrying capacity depends partly on its 
inflation. The higher you pump it up, 
the more it can carry (within limits). 
But the maximum load capacity is 
stamped onto the outer sidewall of all 
new tires. For example, a tire might 
say, “Max, load 1500 lb. . . 32 p.s.i. max. 
press.” That means that if you have four 
such tires and you pump them all up 
to 32 p.s.L, you can safely drive your 
car with a gross weight (car plus load) 
of 6000 pounds. 

Does number of plies affect tire strength? 

The fewer plies you have, the less 
internal friction and the less heat you 
generate. Most conventional tires today 
have four plies and a four-ply rating. 
Most belted bias-ply tires, like Good- 
year’s Polyglas. have two polyester body 
plies for the sidewalls plus either two 
or four fiberglass belt plies. Radials use 
from one to three body plies (rayon, 
usually), and two to four belt plies of 
fiberglass or steel. The low number of 
sidewall plies makes for cooler running, 
yet the belts give plenty of strength and 
freedom from tread squirm. Soft side- 
walk keep the tread from lifting up in 
sharp turns, so you keep more rubber 
on the ground. And the belts contribute 
to puncture resistance and long life. 
That’s why radials last so long and why 
belted bias-ply tires can, too. 

Vve heard that radiate are the best tires 

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that a per non can buy. In this really true ? 

Again, we’re back to that question, 
“Best for what?” Yes, on a cost-per-mile 
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Bo betted bias-ply tires ride "rough"? 

A bit rougher than conventional tires. 
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tires have? 

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by 1975, B.F, Goodrich, on the other 
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nearer 40. Quite a bit depends on the 
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As more are made, the price will drop. 

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separation and belt breakage. 

Why do belts break ? Is this very common? 

These are usually fiberglass belts in 
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casings was fit for retreading. This 

172 



compares with a 33 -percent reject rate 
for conventional casings. But the glass- 
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for 1971 it was only 38.5 percent. Now 
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never have reason to notice the break, 
and often, too, the tire’s conventional 
plies are plenty strong enough to make 
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of hitting the broken spot again, which 
can cause a blowout. 

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bias-ply tire? 

You can’t, nor can you tell about any 
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cab 1 estop. To bring the brake shoe closer 
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BOATS YOU BLOW UP 

(Continued from page 97) 

ables are ideal, as the European creators 
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for years. 

The price you’ll have to pay depends, 
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tween these are various vinyl combina- 
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The most maneuverable are the canoes 
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streams while, in experienced hands, they 
offer safe sport in white-water rapids. Sev- 
eral manufacturers sell them For under 
Si DO. Larger sizes gain some stiffness and 
additional safety with inflatable floors and 
seats. Two-man canoes are available with 
leeboards and sail for prices of about S185 
to S3 00. 

Least expensive are the small rafts 
shaped like elongated doughnuts. Both 
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rubberized canvas from $50 up. Gladding 
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RECORD YOUR OWN CARTRIDGES? 

f Continued from page 83J 

(Allied Radio Shack), BSR McDonald, 
Roberts, Sony / Superscope. 3M Wollensak, 
Telex and Toyo. Prices range from $99.95 
to about $200. 

For those who want a self-contained 
machine, Panasonic and Toyo offer a com- 
bination receiver* recorder that includes 
an AM/FM/FM stereo radio. Toyo’s is 
about $210: Panasonic’s, about $300. If you 
want to record while you’re traveling, 
there’s even an under-dash model for cars 
that both records eight-track tapes and 
includes a radio. Made by Boman Astro- 
sonix, it can be removed on a special slide- 
out mount for use at home, too. Another 
take-it-with-you model is a battery- 
powered portable, by Toyo, that also has a 
built-in radio. 

Blank tapes typically come in 40 and 80- 
minute lengths. Since each is divided into 
four program sections, a 40-minute car- 
tridge gives you about 10 minutes’ recoid- 



If you want to record while 
traveling/ there's even an 
under-dash model for cars . . . 



ing time per program and an 80- minute 
cartridge about 20 minutes. There are 
also some shorter tapes that provide ap- 
proximately eight minutes per program. 
Prices run from about $2,50 to $5 depend- 
ing on tape length and quality. 

Because eight-track tapes are continu- 
ous loops, it’s important to start recording 
at the beginning or you have no way of 
knowing where you’re at or how much 
recording time you have left. The "begin- 
ning" is the point where the two ends of 
the loop are spliced together with a strip 
of metallic sensing foil. The foil is what 
triggers the shift from one program to the 
next. To find this spot, you simply run 
the tape through until the foil trips the 
switch mechanism, then you know you’re 
at the beginning. Some recorders offer a 
"Fast Forward" control to speed up this 
process— a handy feature to look for. 

Once at the beginning, you select the 
program you want to use — number 1, 2, 
3 or 4— then start recording. Here’s 
where it gets a bit tricky. Wherever pos- 
sible. you want your recorded material 
to end before the trip mechanism switches 
to the next program. The switching pro- 
duces a noisy click and a brief inter- 
ruption that can be annoying when they 
occur in the middle of a musical passage. 
When recording from records and tapes, 

180 



It’s best to time the selections first to see 
how long they run. In popular music, you 
can usually get three to four pieces on a 
10- minute stretch of tape. Plan, your 
selections so they don’t overrun the end 
of a program. 

Long classical pieces will probably oc- 
cupy several programs so that interrup- 
tions are unavoidable — you just have to 
put up with them. One way to minimize 
interruptions is to buy the longer 80- 
minute tapes. 

As a safety feature, most recorders can 
be set to shut off automatically either at 
the end of each program or at the end 
of all four. This eliminates the chance 
that you may accidentally rerecord over 
a previously recorded section of tape, 
erasing the earlier material. This feature 
can goof you up, though, unless you’re 
careful. If you set the recorder to shut 
off at the end of one program and the 
material you’re recording runs longer 
than that, the machine will stop in the 
middle of a selection. 

However, in the event you’re not sure 
how long your recording will run, set the 
machine to shut off at the end of the 
fourth program. Then you can stop it 
manually at any point in between as 
needed. 

On some machines, the cartridge is 
ejected automatically when the recording 
mechanism shuts off; on others, the mech- 
anism stops, but the cartridge remains 
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NEW FOR '72 WATERWAYS 

( Continued from page 90) 

an underwater innovation, out of sight 
under the hull of its deep-V Sea Lancer. 
Called “Shal-O Draft,” the prop and shaft 
spin in a semitunnel somewhat like the 
protective propeller arrangement brought 
from fishing boats to pleasure craft by 
Penn Yan Boats. 

Most new r hulls, however, stick with 
the recently popular deep-V designs for 
offshore “sea kindliness” and with cathe- 
dral multikeel variations for more pro- 
tected waterways. The “V” can roll a bit 
at anchor but cuts through larger seas 
with minimum pounding. Tri- hulls that 
have a major keel along the centerline 
and sponson-type smaller keels out at each 
side provide a lot of beamy cockpit space 
aboard, lift to skip along the surface with 
the hull on plane and settle in to stabilize 
the craft at dockside or at anchor so that 
passengers or fishermen moving around do 
little to rock the boat. 

The powcrplants available this spring 
make many of the new' hulls possible. 
Up to 500 hp can be tuned out of high- 
performance racing MerCruiser and Hol- 
man & Moody engines. Chrysler has a 
new Super Bee III stem drive of 340 
cu. in., and the big new outboards also 
allow placement of motor weight all the 
way aft for good planing performance. 
Many inboard boats are trying for the 
same trim with V-drives. Glastron, Chris- 
Craft and others offer water jet power 
and Outboard Marine has just announced 
it will market a water jet in addition to 
its stern drives and inboard engines. 

Volvo Pen la, the marine division of the 
Swedish car company, was the first to 
introduce a successful modem inboard 
outdrive a few T years ago. Now it is an- 
nouncing a diesel that uses hydrostatic 
transmission. Particularly suitable for sail 
boats with limited bilge space, the engine 
can be mounted wherever convenient 
and only needs to be connected to the 
propeller by a flexible hydraulic line. Im- 
port of a Wankel rotary combustion out- 
board motor of about 10 hp from Germany 
has also been announced. 

Offshore racing has had a strong in- 
fluence in the development of famous 
names like Bertram, Thunderbird Form- 
ula, Donzi and Magnum, and this year 
the leader so far is Cigarette Racing Team, 
Inc., of N.E. 188th St., North Miami 
Beach, Fla. Three open models of 19, 24 
and 28 feet overall are available for 
pleasure boatmen who prefer speeds over 
50 mph. Racing versions of these Don 
Aronow speedsters completely dominated 
ocean competition last year. 

182 



Among smaller craft, that bass-boat 
boom that PM first predicted is now in 
full swing. The days when a fishing boat 
meant a leaky skiff are gone. Pedestal 
swivel seats, central steering console 
with perhaps a vertical stick control 
ratheT than a steering w'heel for the 
helmsman in smaller craft, gunwales with 
no cleats to snag fishing lines and some- 
times a gas outboard aft plus a foot- 
steered electric on the bow’ are signs of 
the well -equipped boat. Fiberglass and 
aluminum are by far the favorites for 
hull material. While Trojan and a few 
others offer options of wood in larger 
cruisers, the great majority of 1972 
pleasure craft will be of metal or fiber- 
glass-reinforced plastic. Innovations like 
stern platforms and transom doors that 
swing down into boarding steps, such as 
those Glastron offers, are developments 
that deserve more popularity. 

Craft with open cockpits for utility and 
fishing use, like the larger new Boston 
Whalers, Aquasports, Makos and others, 
now provide safety for fishing and pas- 
sages well offshore in moderate weather. 
Convertible tops and side curtains are 
becoming standard accessories that allow' 
camping aboard. Models in 20-foot ranges 
frequently offer small cabins, as with Well- 
crafts new Airslot 24, or even a mini- 
tuna tower as seen on the 24 Aquasport 
Above this size, the flying bridge is in- 
creasingly popular this year. Aboard cruis- 
ing sailboats of this same size and up. 
central cockpits are appearing that divide 
cabins both forward and aft. 

New boats for the waterways of *72 
will have more speed and range. Prop- 
erly handled, that should provide more 
safety and years of useful life afloat. * * * 

SAVE ON YOUR NEXT CAR LOAN 

(Continued from page KQ) 

to make. I felt well satisfied that my 
shopping had paid off. 

Two final money-saving tips: 

• Time is money. Some loans let you 
pay back the entire amount before it is 
due, thereby reducing the total cost. If 
that can’t be done, remember that a 24- 
month loan is cheaper than one of 36 
months. For example, bank No. 1 on the 
table would have charged me $259.20 to 
borrow' $3000 for 24 months. If I had asked 
for that amount for 36 months, it would 
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ELEC TRONIC IGNITION: Improves per- 
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MOTORCYCLE Turn Signals. Accessories 
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TWIN Engine Hovercraft Plans £10.00, 
Airboat, Gyroplane, Small Hovercraft 
Plans, $5.00 each H Catalog $2.00 listing 
supplies, engines, propellers, outboard 
arrdrlves. Arrowc raft BD-7QQ, Pearland, 
Texas 77581. 

HOT AIR BALLOONING, The oldest, most 
exciting air sport. Send S5.Q0 for Info 
Pack Including photos. Costs, License Re- 
quirements. American Balloon Services, 
1 13 Park, Muscatine, Iowa 52763. 

190 POPULAR MECHANICS 



BOATS AND TRAILERS 



BOAT PLANS — BOAT AITS — FRAME KITS 

World's largest 1972 catalog. Over 200 
top designs. Sailboats 7-45'. Windmill, 
Snipe, etc. Motor Sailers, Trimarans, Cat- 
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Deep Vs r Fishing Boats. Runabouts. Hy- 
droplanes. inboard and outboard. Ferro 
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for Plan Kit Catalog or $2.00 for catalog 
plus Boatbuilder’s Guide to: Clark Craft, 
16-P Aqua Lane, TonawaoeSa. N.Y. 14150. 

AIRB0ATS — Engines, Propellers, Hulls, 
or Complete fiberglass Airboats, Color 
catalogue, £1.00. (Refundable with order). 
Aircat, Lake Hamilton, Florida 3365 L 



FIBERGLASS Canoes, Kayaks, and Duck- 
boats. Many exciting models. Easily as- 
sembled kits. $39.95 up. Free Literature. 
Riverside Canoes. Box 5595P, Riverside. 
Calif. 92507. 

FIBERGLASS Cloth and resin. Worlds 
finest cloth and non-run resin, at direct 
mill prices Flotation foam. Compile line 
of plastics, silicon bronze and brass 
screws, save 60%. No sales tax. Boat 
Plans. Catalog 256. Freight prepaid. Stiles 
Boat Supply,, Box IIP, Linden Ave., Man- 
tua Hts., N.J. 0BO5L 

NEW 1971 Outboards ... Top Brands 
. . , 4 H. P. $139 . . . 6 . . T $273 18 , . . 
$399 ... 40 Se fee trie $636 , , . 60 Setactric 
S$99 . - . AH Sizes . . . Literature 50$ . . , 
Scott- McCulloch Parts. Eicctra Marine, 675 
Merrick fid,. Lynbrook, New York 11563. 

CANOES! Kayaks! Factory’ direct quality 
kits, from $25.00. Many different models. 
Canvas hulls. Strongest construction 
materials. Free literature. Sportscraft, 
Box 636-P. Allentown. New Jersey 08501, 



PLANS, FULL-5tn PATTERNS. FRAME 
KITS With step-by-step instructions spe- 
cially for amateurs. Send $1,00 for new 
catalog just off press— nearly 100 pages, 
over 100 designs 8 F to 42': Sail, jets, In- 
boards. Outboards, Cruisers, Houseboats, 
Hot Boats, Catamarans, Hydros, Glen 
Designs, 9152 Roseerans, Bellflower, Calif. 
90706, 



CANOE Kits— Wood Canvas, Molded Fi- 
berglass — Free Literature. Trailcraft, Inc., 
Box 60679, Goncbrdia. Kansas 6690 1. 

FIBERGLASS Cloth, matt, polyester and 
epoxy resins, wholesale catalog 25(. Boat 
Molding book 30d, Seifert's, Box 1206-M, 
Green Bay. Wis, 54305. 

FIBERGLASS Cloth, mat, resin. Flota- 
tion faam, Complete supplies. Catalog 
2 SC. Kick-Shaw, Inc,., 3511 Hixson Pike, 
Chattanooga, Tenn. 37415. 



FREE Catalog! Camping. Boating, Sailing 
Supplies: Gadgets. Hardware And Gifts. 
Laacke And Joys, 1439 North Water Street, 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. 



FREE Catalogue,. Plans, Kita: Canoes, 
Sailing Canoes, Kayaks, ftow-Motor- 
Saikhoals. Quicksilver, 255A Shamrock, 
Venice, Florida 33595, 



F I S H I MG /Buffi np Sai N ng/ Power/ Dori es . 
Send 25C for Brochure, Photos. Texas 
Dory Boat Plans, Box 720, Galveston Texas 
77650, 



FIBERGLASS AND BOAT BUILDERS SUP- 
PLIES at factory prices. Fiberglass, matt, 
resins, foams, hronze brass screws, nails, 
' fittings, marine plywood, mahogany, trail- 
ers, boat plans. Send $1,00 for literature 
or $2.00 for large catalog plus book on 
fiberglass uses, boat coverings, molds, etc. 
lo: Clark Craft. 16-PJ Aqua Lane, 

Tonawanda, N-Y, 14150, 



KAYAKS, Canoes. Sailboats, Surfboards, 
Complete plans, lust ructions. Free cata- 
logue. Outdoor Sports. Box 1213-P, 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 r 



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CAB OVER Campers, Pick-Up Covers, 16' 
& 20' Trailers. Build and Save. Large 
scale Plans and Full-size Patterns with 
written & pictorial Instructions. Com- 
plete accessory and aluminum covering 
kits. Free Literature, Glen L. 9152 PM-3 
RO sec ran s. Bellflower, Calif. 90706. 

M A rTnE _ EQUIPMENT 
AND SERVICES 

MARINE Engines, conversions, parts, 
equipment Catalog Free! Stokes Marine 
Industries, Cold water, Michigan 49036. 

CONVERT Auto engines to marine. SB 
Page Catalog, 50C- Lehman Manufacturing 
Company, 60 O Elizabeth Avenue, Linden 4. 
Hew Jersey 07036. 

MARINE Supplies, Ignition Parts. Free 
literature. Michagrs. 99 1 Broadway, 
Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. 

FREE Brochure Conversion Kits, Propel- 
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Starmafine, 1931 Em bar cad era. Oakland, 
Calif. 94606. 

ATHLETIC AND 

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,J G!ANT Arms.’ 1 Ur. Young's. D-C* revo- 
lutionary discovery. $2. Satisfaction or rfr- 
fund. Gauche 17G9-S7, ChlcagcjSOfigO, 

POWERFUL Muscres fast! Free brochure! 
Universal Bodybuilding. Box 4327-G. 
Dearborn. Michigan 48126- 

“MIGHTY Muscles ' Fast! Anting NAT- 
URAL Method. Illustrated, $2.00. Abso- 
lutely Guaranteed! Avra metrics, 612 E. 
95th, Brooklyn, New York 1123ft. 



SPORTING COOPS ANP 
EQUIPMENT 



FREE 1972 catalog! Guaranteed lowest 
prices! Rods. Reels, Lures, Accessories — 
Thousands of items. Cabela'S, Inc., Dept 
S-3. Sidney, Nebraska 69162. 



FREE Catalog low direct factory prices, 
fishing. Hunting, Archery, reloading Camp- 
ing supplies. Send today. Herters Inc.. 
Deot, CPM, Waseca^ Minn. 56093. 

ARCHERT Lowest Discount Prices. All 
top brands. Orders shipped same day re- 
ceived. Money-back guarantee. World's 
Largest Supplier. Free catalog. Anderson 
Arch ary Corporation, Grand Ledge, 
Michigan 48837. 

FREE WHOLESALE CATALOG. Lure parts. 
Molds. Rod Blanks. Reels. Archery, Metal 
Detectors. Rare Hardwoods. Flnnysports 
(ME;, Toledo, Ohio 43614. 



CROSSBOWS Powerful Accurate. Catalog 
25C- Crossbowman. Box 723PM-3, 
Manteca, California 95336. 



CARWINCH— $95.00— Portable, 80' Ca- 
ble, Three Ton Full. Hiimer Co., Box 
3537- PM, Boulder^ Colo. BO 303. 



CO IT Shorter In Seconds!! Amazing 
INFLATABLE TENT ... No Poles! * . . 
Rainproof! . . , Compact!! international, 
4877 (101), Compton. California 90224. 

BILLIARD cues 8 Accessories, Details 
Free. Murphy's 0ues^B33, Box 5352, Santa 
Monica, California 9040 S, 

DETAILED OUTDOORS MAN'S POCKET 
SIZED SURVIVAL DATA $1.00. G- Simpson 
Co., P.0, Box 3551, Slmf, California 93063. 



GOLFERS! Cut Strokes. Automatic Range 
Finder. Exact Distance from Bali to Hole. 
Send £6.95 Check or Moneyordcr. Guaran- 
teed. jadlee. Dept. 1A3, 1050 Littleton, 
Pa rsip pa ny, N.j. 07054, 

IMPORTED LOCK BLADE KNIVES And 

other interesting Sporting Goods Items. 

FREE CATALOGUE- ALLEY SPORTS, P.Q. 
Box 415. WlSTDURY, N T. 1 1590- Oept- 
CA 5. 












FISHING* TACKLE 
LURES 



MOLDS For fisherman's sinkers. i«g*+ 
squids* casting and spinning lures, Free 
catalog- Sweet Molds* Tonawanda 1, 
Mew York L4L5Q. 



ELECTRIC-LURE {Mercury battery 
lighted), "Fish -Catch ingest" lure you ever 
tried— free catalog, fen Brown Company, 
Box 0 5* WiNingboro h M. J. OW 46. 



MOLDS— For casting your own fishing 
sinkers. Free illustrated booklEt. Reading 
Instrument Co.- Box P7L Reading, Pa 
196D3- 



F I SHERMAN 1 5 DREAM BOOK — FREE, 

170 page catalog Just loaded with Hard- 
Fo-Find Fishing Tackle Specialties and 
Do-It-Yourself Goodies, Our 281 h Year* 
HETCAFT Inc. Box 5510, Toledo, Ohio 
43613. 

FISHING Secrets Revealed. 36 page 
1972 Fisherman's Guide. Many hot tins, 
top spots r much more. Plus exciting new 
facts about fishing with Mepps spinners, 
world's most popular lure. 50 C value. Send 
25C with name and address to; Sheldons'. 
Inc., Boy 47m Antlgo, Wis. 54409. 

“WORM Round-Up rT Brings Them Up 
Alive! 1 $1.00 Sample Makes ID Gallons. 
Crescendo, 120 Meadow Run, Hamburg, 
New York i4075. 



CATCH FISH LIKE CftAZY. Freih. sell 
water Day. night, year ‘round. SYENGAL1 
'em. Unconditional never fail guarantee. 
Become one of thousands satisfied mail 
customers, 12 samples $1.00. SVENGAU 
LURES, P. Q. Box 144 K, Glen Head, N.Y. 
1 1545. 



EARTHWORMS* LIVE BAIT 



GROW Fish worms, Outstanding new 
breed produces great profits. Free Litera- 
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31746. 



EARN Money raising fishworms for us! 
Exciting data its free! Oakhaven— 56. 

Cedar HIM, Texas 75104. 

GROW Larger Earthworms, Faster Easier 
—More Profit— Nograin— Sc I dess Method, 
Organic Enterprises . - . Route #1-M . . . 
Texarkana. Arkansas , , , 75501- 




BIG Profits Raising Worms, Soilless 
Method. Three Daks. Dresden. Tennessee 
36225- 

HYBRID Redworms 5000 $10.00, 20,000 
$20-00 Postpaid with Raising Instructions, 
Worms, Route 9, Waco, Texas 7G7D5. 

$15,000 YEARLY Raising Fishworms, 
Free Literature, Georgia Enterprises, 
Dawson, Georgia 31742. 



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HUNTERS! Get rabbits out oi their 
holes. Modernized Indian ‘ “RABBIT CALL 1 * 
$2Xtt— U.S. Hunters, P.D. Box 2994, 
Anaheim. Calif, 92604, 

MUZZLE LOADING Pistol and Rifle" Hit*. 
Fully Shod able, from $18.50. For brochure 
send stamped envelope to: CVA, pepE 15, 
Higganum, Conn. 06441. 



1650 PERCUSSION PISTOL 44 Cal, 
Make It yourself. Shootable! Complete 
plans and full instructions $2.00. Eqoipg- 
ment VJeJ Enr, Box 250PM, Isle-Yerte, 
P.D. Canada. 



DOGS AND KENNELS 



LOOKING For a Special Puppy — Send 
Sl.OQ for catalog with prices and In- 
formation on more than 100 breeds, 
Hoppe’s Kennels— Rt. 2A— Hilt City* 

Kansas 67642. 



POULTRY & 
GAME BIRDS 



QUAILS, Incubators, cases, supplies cat- 
alog, Marsh, 14216 Brookhurst, Garden 
Grove, Calif. 92643. 



APPALACHIAN WiEd Turkey eggs, 6 — 
$10.00, Meadowbrook, Richfield 4, Pa, 
17066. 



RABBITS— C H INCH I LLAS — FUR 
BEARING ANIMALS 



RAISE Rabbits for us, $500 month home 
facts. 48 page Illustrated book describing 
25 breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, 
markets, marketing etc. 25 cents. 
American Rabbit Association, 36 Arba 
Build log, Pittsburgh, Penn. 15217+ 



AMAZING PROFITS! $10,000 Yearly Rais- 
ing Rabbits for Wool and Breeding. De- 
tails 254 coin. American Angora, Malta 12, 
Montana 59 536. 



MAKE Big Money Raising Chinchillas. 
Davies, Rabbits for us. catalog 25C. 
Keeney Brothers, New freedom, pa. 17349. 

1500- $1000 MONTH Plan Raising Rab- 
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Mt r Vernon, Ohio 43050. 



$6 00- UP MONTHLY. Peddle needed. 
Raise rabbits, other laboratory animals 
for us. Huge market, we supply equip- 
merit, breeders and instructions. Details 
25b, National Research Farms, FNMA 4, 
Box 37, Palatine, Illinois 6Q067. 



CHINCHILLA INCOME GUARANTEED. 

Terms, 25£ r BuJFetin $1,00. Chinchilla, 
11PM, Port Richey, Fla. 33568. 



PETS — BIRDS, CATS, 
HAMSTERS, ETC- 



A GUAR J STS Supply Manual 40C. Daleco, 
416»F Plena I by, Tana wand a, H.Y. 14150. 

HAWKS, Reptiles, raccoons, skunks, 
squirrels. Catalogue 25C- Trails End Zoo, 
St. Stephens, 5.C. 29479. 



950 PICTURE Pet Hobby Supply Catalog 
50C “Everything— Yqu Name It. 
Stromberg's Pets Unlimited, Fort Dodge 
25, IdWa 50501. 



LI YE Seahorses, Marine Specimens, 
Aquarium Supplies. Illustrated catalog 
30^ Marine, Box 23158-G. Fort Lauderdale, 
Florida 33307+ 



AQUARIUM SUPPLIES. World Champion 
Guppies Bettas, Seahorses. Catalog 25C. 
Land Hermit Crabs fPlayfum $4,95 pair. 
Fish mart, Ortonyilie. Mich. 48462. 

BUY Direct — Save: Monkeys, Ocelots, 
Birds, Rep tilts. Wildlife Books. Catalog 
25 C. Exotic Animal Importers, Inc Box 
1675, Miami, Florida 33138. 



HORSES, LIVESTOCK 



M HDW TO TRAIN HORSES''— FREE Book 

tells how to break, train, make money 
with horses. Beery School, 1103 Pleasant 
Hill. Ohio 45359. 



CAMPING EQUIPMENT AND 
TENTS 



BACKPACKING Equipment: Send for 

prices. Oregon Recreational Enterprises 
Inc., 0103 N. Denver. Portland, Oregon 
97217; 



CAMPING 



FAK TENTS — Inexpensive, free Litera- 
ture. Martins — 8ok 14 1, Fremont* Calif. 
94537. 



sleeping bags, camping: 
e. 25i. 



JUMDu Tents, 

catalog, largest selection anywhere. __ T . 
L GBlllBERC, Dept, PM 372, 902 Chestnut 
St., PhiFa., Pa. 19107. 



LAMP Parts for building, repairing con- 
verting. Catalog SO cents. Refunded first 
order, Brown Lamp Co.. Box 12511. Creve 
Cfteur, Missouri 63141. 



BATTERIES, GENERATORS 



“BATTERIES" Six Used Rechargeable 
molds, material, instructions. Battery 
Shop, Box 820. U Quinta. California 
92253. 



ELECTRIC Generator Sals. 5-KW To 
60-KW+ Gasoline And Diesel- K. A. Weimer. 
Route 1. Tucker Mill Road, Conyers, 
Georgia 30207. 

COMPLETE Hydraulic Jack Repairing Man- 
ual $3.00, Moneyback Guarantee. Bayerco, 
938-CH Betty Avenue, Neenan, Wisconsin 
54956. 



ENGINES, MQTQRSi 
MAGNETS 



ELECTRIC MOTOR SUPPLIES! Rewinding 
data! Catalog! Modequip+ Box 7266+ Kansas 
City. Mo. 64113. 

WINDING Dale. 275 motors/ 51.25. Data 
Company, 512 Kensington, Kansas City, 
Mo. 64124. 



USE 3-Phase Motors on Single phase no 
ballasts, condensers, rewiring. Send 

$3,00 for Technical Knowhow, Strang 
Electric, Box 555, Hawthorne. Calif. 

90250 



MACHINERY, TOOLS AND 
SUPPLIES 



UN I MAT, Maxi mat sale. Amazingly low 
prices. Dumas. 562 Howard Avenue, 
Staten island. New York 10301- 

MICOMETIftS— I nd Ic a tors, St eel— 41 u - 
min urn — Brass, Maximal. Unimat Lathes. 
Complete mailing— 50C. Campbell, 1424 
Barclay. Springfield, Ohio 455Q5. 

SMALL foundry furnaces. Supplies. Free 
literature. Pyramid Products. 3736 South 
7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85041. 

WINCHES And HOISTS. Choice of 12 
volt or 110. Reversible, compact, fast. V* 
ton to 1 ton capacity, from $49,95. 25C 
brings 16 page full color catalog. Re- 
fundable. Superwinch, Inc.* Dept PM h 
Pom fret, Connecticut Q62SB. 

END Mills Lathe Milling Attachments: 
information. Potter. Box 73, Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa 52406, 



FREE Catalog— Micrometers, Dial Cali- 
pers. Indicators, Unimat Lathes — Ray- 
mond Leung. Room 136. 664 King's Road, 
Hong Kong. 

FINEST Woodcarving Tools, Supplies, 
Catalog 506. Woodcarvers Supply. 3112 
West 28th ^Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55416. 

BUILD Your Own Miniature Horizontal 
Milling Machine. Plans $2,50. Microm 
Company, Box 2313+ Santa Ana, Calif. 



UNIMAT LATHI Owners^ Adjustable Tool 
Post Available. Details Write: engineer- 
ing. 239-43 66 Ave., Dougfaston, N.Y.. 
11362 



NUTS, Bolts. Screws, Price List IOC, 
Mixed Assortment. Over 5 Gross. Send 
$9.95. Nutty Co., Box 1676 SMS, Fairfield. 
Conn, D64 TO- 



WELDING, SOLDERING, 
FLAT INC 



TRAVEL AND RESORTS 



CANOE Trips— $11.00 per day Write, 
Rom's Outfitters, Ely. Minnesota 55731. 



ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 



METERS Surplus, new, used, panel and 
portable. Send for Mst. Hancnett. Box 
5577, Riverside. Calif- 92507. 



LAMP Parts. Catalog, prices, wiring in- 
structions. 50C- Refunded first order. 
Gyro. 5218P N,W+ 35 Ave., Miami 42. 
Florida 33142. 



MORRIS— Welders— L 10/220, 150 Aitv 

peres, £53.50. 1070 Inner. Schenectady, 
New York 12303. 



WEL0IR3 Convert Tn He Marc. Weld All 
Kinds Of Metals. You Can Build This 0- 
22 5AM p High Frequency Hell arc Unit From 
Junk Box And Approximate $9.00. Picture 
Of Completed unit. Plans And Where To 
Get Parts. Send $4.00 To: Information 

» Company. Box 166. College Park, 
ind 20740. 



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MARCH 1972 191 






WELDING, SOLDERING, 
PLATING 

( ('ejhfNitf c d from prccttfing pnpt} 

PLATING Equipment, Portable Platers. 
Supplies, and “Know-How"'* Build your 
own tanks for nickel, chrome, etc. £asy- 
to- install PVC liners. Rectifier components 
—all sizes. Schematics parts rists H for- 
rntilas, op Era ting Inst ructions for ail plat- 
ing. % 10.00 post-paid. Guaranteed to save 
you 25%-75% or immedfalE refund, Some 
pood used units for sale. Platers Service 
Company, 151 1- A E$peran*a, Los Angeles, 
California 90023. , 

ELECTROPLATING Manual I All Ne^l 
S3. 00! Absolutely Guaranteed \ Grew, Bov 

BourbonnaiSi Illinois, 60914. 

GOVERNMENT SURPLUS 

— . 

JEEP And Gof/t. Surplus Buving Manual 
{Jeeps Pictured) 75C. Surplus Bargain Cat- 
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Box 7B9PM2, York. Ferma. 174Q5- 

JEEPS TvnicaMy From $53.90 - - , Trucks 
From 178,40 * . , Airplanes. Typewriters, 
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Catalog). Surplus Service, Box 020- A H 
Holland. Michigan 49423. 

NO CATCHES. Buy any surplus direct 
from U.S. govt All Information 32.00 
Brldgeworth. P.0. Box 2292-G. Vancouver, 
Washington 96661. 

GOVERNMENT Surplus. Haw and Where 
to buy In Your Area. Send 11.00, Surplus 
information, Headquarters Bldg.* Box 
30177 PM. Washington* D C, 20014. 

1972 SURPLUS Army, Navy store, 52 
Page U lustra ted catalog. SEnd 50 C. 
Ruvel, 3037 North Clark, Dept. 3-1, 
Chicago, Illinois BOG 14. 

JEEPS!!! Pickups!!! 100,000 items direct 
from Government. How? Where? Your 
area. Latest information. Monevback euar. 
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MANUAL 109, Box 113, Vista, California 
92DS3. 

GOVERNMENT Lands ... low as $1.00 
Acre Vacationing , . . Homesteading . . , 
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Buyer’s Guide" . . . plus ,h Land Opoorlu- 
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JEEPS $52,40, Airplanes $75.01, Type- 
writers $6-70. Beats 17.50. Direct from 
Government. Directory and Surplus Cata- 
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B o x 401 - PM , Da y to n . 0 h i o 45401 . 

JEEPS From—£52.50: Typewriters from 
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CATALOG — must give lip code. SURPLUS 
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JEEPS & Equipment. You buy FROM GOV- 
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manual #2701 sent for $2,00. MONEY- 
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HOBBIES AND COLLECTIONS 

COLLECT Military Medals, list 254. 
Vernon* Box 387PM, Baldwin, N.Y. H510> 

192 POPULAR MECHANICS 



HDBBI CARVE— Home workshop wood 
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patterns available. Send 25? for "How To 
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930 Duluth Street* Dept. PM, St. Paul. 
Minnesota 55106. 

^AZi^Medals and Photos. Also United 
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PM09 r Box 6411. Chicago, Illinois G06BQ. 

“BASEBALL CARDS WANTED— DaHar each 
for old cards. Hobbyist, Bon 3731 M, 
Detroit Mich. 43215. 

DECALS, EMBLEMS, PATCHES 

AMERICAN Flag Laoel Pins. Guaranteed. 
$2.00 Discount On Large Orders. 
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For ValuahlE Stamps, Free Catalog, Don't 
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&. Sons, Dept. 103. 276 East 31, Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 11226. 

SEND Only 104 for the most wonderful 
catalog of stamp offers in America. You 
will also receive a special bonus collec- 
tion of 150 different stamps from St. 
Vincent, Rwanda, Russia, etc. Littleton 
stamps, Dept. MN-1, Littleton, N,H. G356L, 

FREE — Mint British Colonials from Sa- 
bah, Seychelles, Tristan Cunha. Sarawak, 
Negri Sembifan, Caymans, South Georgia, 
Free with approvals. Viking, Great Neck, 
8 , N.Y. 

KOREA — 25 Different 100- Approvals. 
Hijop, Box 505, Norristown, Pa. 19404, 

BEAUTIFUL Red China Pandas. 50 World 
Wide 254, Approvals. Big M Enterprises. 
P. 0- Box 10902 A, Ferguson, Missouri 
65 135. 

CLEARANCE! 100 Old Stamps. Guaran- 
teed. 25C. Stephen & Sons. Dept, 1G3, 276 
East 31, Brooklyn* N.Y. 1122&. 

WOW! $3000 Value! 1000 Different 
Worldwide Stamps, J1.5D with profit shar- 
ing approvals. Universal* Box 6-MA, 
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141, 

FREE List. Large Assortment $1, High 
value packet $2. Schollmeyer, 436 New 
York Ave„ Brooklyn, N.Y. 1,1225. 

FINE Worldwide used Quality mounted 
approvals. Reasonably priced at 24 ir 
Free gift with initial selection. Franklin, 
Box 467, Jamaica, New York 11434, 



"AFRICA." 25 Beauties* IOC, Approvals. 
Gorllz. Box 1915PM, Naples* Florida 33940, 

U.S. BARGAIN, 50 Different Vo4. with 
beautiful worldwide, approvals. Stamp 
CentEr, Kennebunk, Maine Q4Q43, 

50 DIFFERENT Old U.5. Revenue Stamps 
500. Winchester Stamps* Box 1592, 
Mansfield. Ohio 44907. 

FREE Surprise collection sent with ap- 
provals. Gould, 1764 Union* San Francisco 
94123. 

PENNY Stamps! 1060 Mounted In book 
at 1C eachf Trust Stamp Company* P*0. 
Box IOD-P. Jamaica, New York 11 435. 

~ Also LUTELY Free United States Mint 
Souvenir Sneet When Requesting United 
States Approvals. K&,B r Box 70, Brooklyn. 
NX 11223. 

SOD DIFFERENT Stamps. $1.60. Smith, 
50B-A Brooks, College Station, Texas 
77640. 

216 DIFFERENT U.S- Commemorative* 
SI. 00. Stamps. 7607 larcMew. Dallas, 
Texas 75246. 

T4.06D DIFFERENT! AMAZING New plan 

builds your col lection systematically, 
country by country, Only 504 weekly. 
Ware. Monroe. Conn. Q646&. __ 

TEN Different Nudes: 204, Approvals. 
Stamp Farm, 2M4D. Oxford* WIs. 53952. 

AMERICANS On foreign stamps. Presi- 
dents* Kennedy, Roosevelt, Lincoln, U.S, 
Spacemen. Princess Grace and others, 104 
with approvals- Rose I and Stamps* Dept, 
57. Spring Lake, Michigan 49456. 

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STAMP COLLECTING 

(Cnnfiaticd /run pteeedhtff |hiw] 

~fkH EAST AS SO ftTHE NT— V I ET WAM~ 
Japan, Korea, Formosa and others only 
104 with wand wide approval s, Clark 
Stamp s p DgpL 57V* Muskegon, Michigan 
49444, 

700 CANADA 254. Excellent value. Ap- 
proval Continental. Limehouse, Ontario, 
Canada, 



FREE Duplicate Exchange — 24 Approv- 
als, HeJden. Box 4J75B. Dearborn, 
Michigan 43126. 



■ WHOLESALE" US— Foreign Pricelist 
and catalog Free! Everything Guaranteed. 
Schneider, sox 1240. Grand Rapids, 
Mich Fean 49501. _ 

fOO DIFFERENT British Empire 104. Ap- 
provals, Gibson, Rex 34, Lansdowng, Pa. 
19Q50- ___ 

+p INVERTED Error' 1 Oag HammarskjoJd, 
IQt with approvals, Belmont Stamps, 
Washington, D. C. £0015, _ 

1500 FOREIGN $1.00: 50QO 13. 00 : 9000 
55,00. 5000 USA. Contains airs, dues, 
PresidenEials, revenues, 19 in Century, 
high values, etc. $3,00. 300 p re-1 940 USA 
Commemorative* $2.00; 700 $4.00. No ap^ 
proyals, Mevers. 5321 Fleming, Richmond! 
California 94&Q4 



AO DIFFERENT U.S, stamps. Includes 
1943 flag stamp of occupied nations. Only 
25C. Approvals included. Willett Co., Box 
338 M. Yorltown Heights, N.V. 1Q59B. 

50 DlFF. tl.S* CommErnoratives 254 Ap- 
provals. we Pay Postage. Craig stamp*, 
Box \ 16-N. B&llmofe, New York 11710. 

50 TEARS Old. fifteen different United 
States, over fifty years old—104 with ap- 
provals Jaxon. Box 145-P, Brooklyn. New 
York 11230, 



307 DIFFERENT Triangles, Sports, Topi- 
cols. etc. Worth near S3. 00. Only 254. 
Bargain approvals. Jayto Stamps, East 
Syracuse, New York 13057. 



MILLIONS Foreign Stamps! 24 each! 
Send for gigantic approvals! ARC, Box 
COQO'MB, San Francisco, California 94101. 

NEW! Get scarce Vietnam, Tanzania. 
Cook Islands Royal Visit. Monaco Royaf 
Wedding plus F.D.R.. Stalin. Churchill m«. 
moria! issues, many more. Valuable col- 
lection of 100 different stamps from far- 
away places. Strange beasts, famous peo- 
ple. rare paintings. Also stamp selections 
to examine. Buy any or none, return bal- 
ance. Cancel service anytime. Rush IQ£ 
handling. Garcelon Stamp Co,, PM9K,, 
Calais. Mains 04619. 



100 OLD United States between 1861 
and 1935, $1,00, Ed Rdush, 423 

Shepard, Mansfield. Ohio 44907, 

kTdIEfTrENI UNITED States (30 Com* 
mercioratives) 254. Seidenberg, Salem 169, 
Oregon 97308. 



“50 FAMOUS PAINTINGS 504 when re- 
questing approvals. C. F. Stamps. 655 
Forbes St,, East Hartford,. Conn. 061 IS.” 

"""ftUALlTY AND LOW PRICE, EXCELLENT 

For advanced or beginner. Mounted ap- 
provals 24 up, all countries in Scott's 
Order, Preview Stamps, p.O, Box 2066 7 P 
San Biego h California 92120, 



AUSTRALIA— Fifty Different, 104 Wien 
requesting approvals! Value, 102Q9A- 
Ten brack. Silver Spring, Maryland 20901, 

RUSSIAN Space collection 254- Russian 

a rrivals. Sneduo, Bax 63-P, Waldwick. 
07463, 



BEAUTIFUL TOPICAL COLLECTION — In- 
cludes Olympic sport stamps, wild ani- 
mals, hi color triangles, colorful birds, 
outer space stamps, Poland kitten stamp 
and others. 104 with approvals. Sunny 
Stamps, Dept. 57 A, fruit port, Mich. 49415. 



COLORFUL COLLECTION Of 75 different 
stamps. Includes sets, saint mgs, animals, 
flowers, 254 with worldwide approvals. 
Gibs Company, 4713 N, Albany Avenue, 
Chicago 60625. 



FREE 50 Worldwide. Approvals. Univer- 
sity Stamps, P.O. Box 1471. Lake Worth. 
Florida 33460. 



200 DIFFERENT 104 With Approval, 
Poize, Box 5215- Milwaukee. Wise. 53204, 

VIETNAM 25 Different 1 DC approval, 
5am Chazen, Bex 95. Ozone Park. N.V. 
11417, 



FREE!! 25 US CommemorativtS, 2" 
Diameter Magnifier, 10$. Approvals, 
Mixdrak. 5630 Wilson. Chicago 6G63Q, 

STAMP Kit For Fun & Profit. $2,00. 
Sparacla, 3845 Montevista, Cleveland 
Heights, Ohio 44121. 



‘CQNILUESr Of Mar$". Yemen's Latest 
Collection, 10c With Space Approvals. 
Potomac Stamps, Washington, p-C. 20015. 

VALUABLE Premium 154 with Worldwide 
Approvals. White, Box 56. Costa Mesa, 
California 92627. 



"SPACE" Pictorials, others. 110 Differ- 
ent— 104! Approvals, Shaw. Drawer E-64, 
Mu-ntevaflo, Alabama 35115. 



MILLIONS of stamps 24 each, Write to- 
day for gigantic selection. CSC, Box 
9384, No. Hollywood, Calif- 91606. 



BHUTAN 3-D ANTIQUE CAR Set Only 254 
With Approvals, Robert Hedges. Route 3. 
Hagerstown, Md. 21740. 



TONGA'S Banana-Shaped Stamp. Bhutan 
Foil, Botswana Elephant, President Ken- 
nedy, Moon Landing. Honduras Easter 
Flowers, German Child Painting, plus 100 
others! Only 104 when requesting ap- 
provals. Select those desired, return 
balance. Cancel service anytime. Douglas 
Cook. Dept. PM -2, Las Vegas, Nevada 
89112. 



COMMEMORATIVE DeGaulle Series Air- 
mails. Bargain List Send $1.00. Masters. 
82 Rue Duudeau-vfHeH Paris 18 France. 

PLANES! Trains! Cars! Ships! Space! 
Spurts! Spectacular Stamp collection, 
lust 104. With great approvals. Castle h 
F- 0 Box 15-FMM, Flushing, H.Y. 11352. 

"25 AIRMAILS 104- Approvals. Dean, 
508 Snow, Richland. Wash. 99352/* 

SO U.S. COMMEMORATIVE! 15C~ Ap 
provals. Cambridge, Qox 2311, Heath. Ohio 
43055. 



RARE Stamp Free! Also new packet 
Aden to Urundi. with Kennedy, Triangles, 
Space, Sports, Ships, Dogs. Cats, Reptiles, 
Plus Others. AN Free. Send 104 For mail- 
ing. Empire Stamp Co,. Dept. 1, Toronto, 
Canada. 



255 DIFFERENT Worldwide; 154 Approv- 
als. Tibbets, 8675 Meadow, Downey, 
California 90247. 



7 COMPLETE SETS Poland— 254 With 
Approvals. Duncan Stamps, RR #1, Duncan, 
B. C M Canada. 



SENSATIONAL Clearance Sale. 10 
packets- .2 5. 20 packets-. 50 , 40 nackets- 
ll.QO. No Approvals, Norge, Wyckoff NJ 
07481. 



U.S T PLATE Blocks 7 different 34— 
Ccmmem or stives $1.00! Approvals. Gordon 
Davison, H&nniker, New Hamp. 03242, 

321 DIFFERENT Stamps 354 Bargain 
lists included, No Approvals. Stamps, Box 
27, Fremont, Michigan 49412. 



15 IRELAND Large Pictorials 254. 
Penniston, Box 55C2 P Arlington. Va. 22205, 

FREE! $10.00 Giant Stamp Collection of 
300 all different colorful, valuable post- 
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British Empire— Worth $10,00— $12.00 at 
catalogue prices. Also money-saving Book- 
let. All yours as a Get-Acquainted Gift. 
Adults only. Other fine stamps enclosed 
for your inspection. Frasek Co., Inc., 
PM 3, White Plains, New York 1060 L 

14. 24 APPROVALS, other Bargains, Pam, 
Box 72092, Memphis. Tenn. 38122. 



DIFFERENT 225 Different Large Com- 
memoratives Pictorials Worldwide $1,00. 
500. $3.00- 1000, $7.00. Off Paper, No 
Approvals. Regency Stamps, Box 8854, 
Pittsburgh, Pa, 15221. 

FREE — Colonial collection. Bargain ap- 
provals. Gains Box 768. Mattoon, Illinois 
61930- 



FREE 10 Japan War Stamps. Approvals, 
Schroeder, H66V2 Sherburne, St. Paul, 
Minnesota 55104. 



500 DIFFERENT Stamps 50*. Approvals. 
Over six years of prompt service. Erie's, 
Box 1444, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 

F R E E h M in t Gha na S e t . App rova Is. 

Hildebrand, Box 5645. R Ed wood City, 
California 94063, 



HUNGARY, loo Different plus Bonus 
Nudes only 15£ With Worldwide Approvals. 
Free Duplicate Exchange Plan. Mark we II 
Stamp Mart. F.G, Box 921, Schenectady, 
New York 12301. 



FREE! Qatar. Rwanda, Selangor, Others, 
Approvals. Keating. 2520 Boulevard, 
J ersey City, New Jersey 07304 . 



APPROVALS; plus Collections By Year, 
Martus. Box 251, Bushkill, Pennsylvania 
1S3Z4 + 

J PAY $250 For 1924 14 Green franklin 
Stamps rotaty per Far ate d eleven. (£2,500 
unused). Send 25t for Illustrated folders 
showing amazing prices paid for old 
stamps, coins. Vincent, 85PM, Bronx, 
New York 10456. 



ANTIRUE PISTOLS 104 with approvals. 
Lawrence, Box 7511M, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21207. 



SURPRISE Set-Free. Approvals. Chapman 
Stamps, Box 48 7Z, Galesburg, Michigan 
49053. 



DWIGHT EISENHOWER Memorial stamp 
on Special U.S. first day cache ted cover 
ad lire as ed your name. 504 each . K. M , 
WALSH, Box 308, TUCKAHOE, N.Y. 10707. 

4, $APP0RO Winter Olympics 11 — Hungary’s 
latest BicoJored Comma moratives— Free! 
Approvals plus 101 Bonus Sets, william 
Deems. 226a Race, ttayenswoodL 
West Virginia 26164. 



WORLD STAMPS All Different, 300 $LOO, 

500 $1.80, 1,000 $4,25, 2,000 $9,50, 

3,000 $15.75. 5,000 532.50, 10,000 

$98-00, Bob Jacobs . 5521 Belmont, 

Chicago, Illinois 60641. 

CANADA 25 Different 104 Approvals 
Accompany. Rideau Stamps, Drawer 110, 
South Mountain, Ontario, Canada. 

COINS, TOKENS, CURRENCY 



SELLING My barrel of Indian and 
Lincoln cents {1860's thru l92Q r s, all 
mints} at $10 per pound 1 Maximum 10 
pounds. Sample bag of 20— $2. Mrs. 
Penny Fisher, Box 1778-R, Enclno* Dalit. 
91316, 



SEND Only $LDQ for Coin Collecting 
Outfit. Contains 25 oew coins from 25 
countries. Plus Magnifier, wooden nickel. 
M How To Collect Coin s' F booklet, special 
coin envelopes, foreign banknote And big 
catalog of coins H paper money, collectors 
supplies. Littleton Coins, Dept. GH-1. 
Littleton, New Hampshire 03561 



INDtANHEADS: 2 Diff., Below 1900. 754. 
Stevens h Box 546 F, North Miami, Fla. 
33161. 



SILVER DOLLARS Uncirculated, 1880-8 E 
— 18B3-84-85 S5.0D Ea. Catalogue 504. 
Shultz. Salt lake City, Utah 84110. 

COIN Clearance! Bargain List 10 4- (Re* 
fundable). Economy Sales, Mansfield. 
Massachusetts G2Q48, 



FIVE Indianheads $1.89; Five V nickels 
$1.85; Eisenhower Dollar $1-85; Silver 
Certificate $1.85; Silver Dollar $3.10; 
Catalog 254- Fairway, 121-K, Rye. New 
York I05BQ. 



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COMPLETE U,$. Coin List 25 1. Lincoln 
Starter Sets 50 Different $1.75, 100 

Different $3. SO, Schultheis. Box 151 M, 
Hew Hyde Park, N.Y, UQ4Q. 

PRICE Lists of Thousands of Stamps 
and Coins. Send 25£ Refundable with 
purchase. Wo Approvals, Bryson. 612 M 
White. Toledo Ohio 43605. 

CHOICE ROOSEVELT DIMES!! — 1949S- 
70^ 19S5D-50C„ 1955-5 35 k 1 955 P-S 1.30. 
AM others 25$ each. Complete set, 55 
different with album, only $13,491 Satis- 
faction Guaranteed! Premier, Bax 7776- 
PM P Spokane, Washington 99208. 

BRILLIANT Uncirculated Silver Dollars, 

1378 To 1904: Our Date Selection $4.9fl r 
Ten Different Dates $46.89. Bargain Lists 
ISC. B ehee's Inc dtp., Omaha. Nebraska 

earn. 



4 PROOF Lincoln Cents, $2.00. Catalog 
25k Village Coin Shop, Dept. P, Plaistow, 
New Hampshire 03865. 



EARIT U.S. Currency Replicas. 4 Bills, 
$2.00. 0, Regenacheid. Route 1. St, Peter 
Minn.. 56082. 



LINCOLNS: 50 Mixed 1909-40 $2.00. 35 
Different Uncirculated $2.00. Nay kg. 1 72- 
150 E B ing io n, flushing. New York 11358. 

LINCOLNS 1909-1955 Every year except 
1022, 46 Different (Regularly S3. 2 5) 
SPECIAL $3-95- HARRIS, Box 2037P, Santa 
Crui, California 95060. 

20 MIXED V, Buffalo, and Jefferson 
Nickels 1900's To l940 h s $2.95, Anthony, 
Box 9852 Pj San Jose, California 95117, 

COLD; Mex ican 1365 Max lm 1 1 1 ia nd Peso 
.9Q0F Uncirculated $1.95. Olmsted. Ter- 
race, Franklin, New Hampshire 03235. 

EVERT - 'S" Lincoln Cent minted since 
1940. plus 30 more mixed, 50 In all S2,DQ. 
Pavley, Bax 51B r Cupertino, California 



FOREIGN Crowns. Mauritius, Manx, 
Somalia, Caribbean, Olympics. Retailers 
making 25 % r Lists lit. Payn, 966-A 
Fraser, Lqs Angeles, Calif. 90022. 

INDIANHEAD Cents, 3 Different. $1.00. 
Free Pricelist included. Kedzie Korns, 
5909 So. KedzEe, Chicago, Illinois 60629. 

1349$ LINCOLN IOC. FREE Bargain List. 
Ron Farley, Met am ora, III. 61543, 



FREE List oho ice modern foreign Coins, 
Crowns, Commemorative*, Minors, Gatoc- 
tin Coins. 12 Spar hawk Sheet, Boston, 
Mas*. 02135, 



GOLD COIN* Of the World. Beautiful 1 
Low Prices, Plus thousands Of United 
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LINCOLN CENT SET 62 Different <1909 
VOB-19481 Including 19O9VD0, 1943PDS. 
$5,95. Five Sets $27.50. Rodney Tuttle, 
3946 53th Street, San Diego, California 
92113, 



"30 LINCOLNS 1909 To 1943. $2.00. 
Kohns, Box 215,. North Miami, Fla. 33161, ri 



ANTIQtft&p RELICS, INDIAN 
GOODS * CURIOS 



10 BEAUTIFUL Arrowheads $2,00. 
Guajardo's. 8713 Shaver, El Paso, Texas 
79925. 



"AFRICAN DRUMS And SFEARSHIELDS 
Made By AFRICANS From GENUINE HIDES 
As Originally Made Centuries aeq: Height 
± 9 inches. *6 Each $10 Both. AFRICAN 
COLLECTIONS, BOX 5694, JOHANNESBURG, 
SOUTH AFRICA, 



OFFICIAL ANTIQUE GUIDE, WHOLESALE 

And retail prices listed on every item. 
FEATURES hundreds of illustration*, thou- 
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11215, 



194 POPULAR MECHANICS 



APACHE Arrowhead Collection 9, $2.00. 
25 for $5.00. Epanco, PM 1239, Apache 
Junction, Arizona 85220. 



INDIAN Relic list, Arrowheads $4.00. 
doz. Folsom. $5.00 each. C. Secrlst+ 
Deerfield, Missouri 64741. 



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TONS Of antique gun parts and supplies. 
All reproduction muzzle loading guns. 
Send $2.00 tor enlarged Illustrated cata- 
log No. 120- Dixie Guo Works, Union City 
12, Tennessee. 



LI$T Indian relics. 10 Arrowheads I3.CKL 
Hyde H s, Box 2304, Santa Fe, New Mexico 
87501, 



IB PERFECT Arrowheads $4.00. Smith. 
9625 Conway Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 
46236. 



SELLING 20,000 Indian relics, Arrow- 
heads, spearheads, tomahawks, ceremo- 
nials, etc. List 10k Lear's, Clenwook 
Arkansas 71943. 



INDIAN Relic List. Arrowhead Identifi- 
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190 page institution book reveals trade 
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Norwood Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 
07060, 



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TRAINS. PLANES ETC. 



LIVE Steam Engine Kits. Fascinating 
Hobby for Model Mechanics. Boilers, Fit- 
tings. Accessories. Pictured Catalog $1.09 
H.P.K, Models. Centuck 34, Yonkers, b, H rp 
New York I07f0. 



UNIMAT, Maximal sale. Amazingly low 
prices. Durban, 5B2 Howard Ayenue, Staten 
island, New York 10301. 



SHIP Models Kits, fittings, plans, books, 
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James Bliss & Co.. Dept, SM. Route 128, 
Dedham. Mass. 02026, 



SHIP And yacht model fittings: Pine con- 
struction hull kits: blueprints, send 504 
for Illustrated catalog. A. J. Fisher, int. h 
1002 Etowah Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan 
440*7. 



MODEL Airplanes— 8ig 229 PagE Cata- 
log 50 c. Sig Company, Montezuma. Iowa 
50171. 



LIVE Steam powered backyard railroads! 
AM sizes. Complete ,d bolt together kits." 
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Lomlta. California 90717. 



SHIP Models Catalog 25k Scientific, 
Inc.. 340 Snyder. Berkeley Heights. N, J r 
07922. 



MODEL Hot Air Engines Plans— Kits In- 
formation, Send Stamped Envelope^ Model 
Engine Specialties, Box 9221, Lansing, 
Mich 48909. 



games, toys, puzzles, 

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FUNNIEST New novelty fn 2D years! 
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FREE Discount Brochure Of Products 
You WJJI want. M, M. Powell. Rural Route 
1, Box 60S, Benton, Arkansas 72015. 

EXPAND YOUR MfNDJ Influence Others 
Attract Gomt luckt Free List 2 Unique irttii- 
pensive books Paladin House, Dept, PSC. 
52 Sidney. Buffalo, Hew York 14211. 

TURN On With Books! Various How To. 
Cooking. Astrology. Sex, Bowling. Gulf. 
Free Brochure. Kosol. Dept. 232, 129 
Cherry Tree Lane. Cherry Mils, Ne^v 
Jersey 08 034- 

WANT INFORMATION On "HCWTD MARE 
MONEY WITH" Camera, Coins. Mail Order 
imports. Writing Fillers. Government Sur- 
plus. Send $1.00 H- 25c postage & han- 
dling each booklet, California Resident 
5% Sales Tax. Maxwell Merchandise Mart, 
Dept PM, Maxwell, Cal. 959SS 

FREE lists. Fantastic Books, Self- Im- 
provement, How-To, Hobbies. Crafts. Gift 
Catalogs. McLeod Enterprises, 16 Peach- 
tree Ave. N.E., 3. Atlanta, Georgia 3Q3Q5, 

AUTOMOBILE PICTURES Over 1200 pic- 
tyres of American Cars 1958 thru 1971, 
One Volume $6.95 postpaid. The Auto- 
motive Index. 38131 6th East. Box F. 
Palmdale, Calif. 93550. 

FREE List. Low cost popular books, 
"How To Make Money" series etc. 
Ichabod's, 1508 Sleepy Hollow. Covington. 
Kentucky 41011. ____ 

EXCITING Items conversation pieces. 
Color catalog 25$, True value gifts. 
Sunset Distributors, 733 Superior Street. 
Watertown, New York 13601. 

BASIC LIBRARY OF PRACTICAL BUSI- 
NESS. 10 Books $12 95 Details 25 C 
KLSCCl, Dept A 30 3. 381 Broad Street, 
Newark, N,t 07104. 

"THINKING BIG 11 — Amaling Book Guar 
anteed To increase Confidence. Security 
Income. 256 Pages. $2 00. Dana. 745 
Third Avenue, Lynnhurst, New jersey 
07071, 

MILITARY Field Technical Manuals and 
Publications. Catalog 25C. Hillcrest 
Publications (PM4), McDonald. Ohio 44437. 



ADO A PROVEN PROFIT-MAKER TO YOUR 

LINE! Write easy, steady orders for 
America's finest line of Bronred Baby 
Shoes Products— 250,000 new mothers 
every month! 42 years of nationwide prod- 
uct acceptance, a full-service modern 
slant, and tested sales aids back you up! 
No investment — no inventory. As much as 
$200 profits a week, year round. 
No obligation— write for details no*: 
Sen ti-Me tali 1919 Memory Lane, Dept 8C. 
Columbus. Ohio 43209, Fine oppt’y fur 
sales pro! 



CHECK US. if you're really interested In 
business of your own. Security of Office 
Cleaning Service, Show you how, Ho fran- 
chise. Hart Enterprise. Dept, A, Box 5245. 
Mission Hills, Calif. 91340, 



SELL And Install YACUFL0 Built in 
Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems. See 
P.M. September 1967. Writs: ftp, 

Louisville, Ohio 44641. 



H $1 5,000 -S3 O.OOQ YEAR; Send $2.00: 
800k, "Raising Rabbits For Us. ph Rabbit 
Ranchers Of America. Box 265-X, Haysville, 
Kansas 67060- 



FA BULQUS MAILORDER! Directory of 
Companies that will help You Start. $1.00. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. J, N. Barker 
Company. Box 98. Dept. 327F, North Salem, 
Ind, 46165, 



FORTUNES in Wild Plants! Herbalism! 
The unknown millionaire maker! Free les- 
son, details. Herbalism Institute, 1339 
Remuda. Dept.. 8, Glendora. California 
9174Q. 

HOW MAIL ORDER FORTUNES ARE MADE! 

Details Send Stamp. Lee 11, 617 Big Tree* 
South Daytona, Florida 32019- 



FREE Information. How to Get Rich. R. 
Genovese. 976 McKinley. Niagara Falls. 
New York 143C5- 



tN STALL Burglar Alarm Systems. Big 
prom home business. Beginners start 
spare time, without mechanical experi- 
ence or costly equipment Free starter 
plan Masco, Dept. F27D3, Woodland Hills, 
California 91364. 



FREE 1972 laO-Page Catalog waiting to 
bring you Big spare-time cash commis- 
sions. Sell Advertising Book Matches. 
Every business a prospect * - - complete 
selling instructions furnished. Steady, re- 
peat business. Dept. MX472. Superior 
Match Company, 7530 South Greenwood. 
Chicago, Illinois 606 T9. 



400,000 BARGAINS Below wholesale! 
Many iree. liquidations . , . closeouts * + . 
job lots - - * single samples. Free details. 
B a rga inhunters Opportunities, Box 7 30 A, 
Holland, Michigan 49423. 



PLAYS* SONGS* MANUSCRIPTS 

SONGWRITER! Poets! Spiritual and re 
ligfpus poems, songs wanted for record- 
ing by Chasel Symphony Orchestra and 
Choir. We pay all recording costs! Dent. 
PM, Chase t Recording, P.O- Box 162, 
Wollaston. Mass. 02170, 



SONGS, SONGPOEMS Wanted For Radio 
Show. Hollywood Music Productions. 6425- 
PM Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood. 
California 90023, 



SONGS, Poems wanted! For publishing, 
recording at our expense! Talent, 17-FM 
Lcngwood Road, Quincy, Mass, 02169. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES” 



IMPORT-EXPORT Opportunity, profitable 
world-wide, mail order business from 
home, without capital or travel abroad. 
We ship plan for no risk examination. 
Experience unnecessary. Free details, 
MellJnger, Dent. F2?03. Woodland Hills. 
California 91364. 



900% PROFIT For Men And Women with 
your own Magnetic Sign Shop! Big demand 
lor 3-D magnetic signs on cars and trucks. 
Start in garage, kitchen or camper. Spare 
or full time, Financing available. Write 
tod!ay for free details. Nationwide Plastics, 
Dept, 174, 4200 PanamJnt, Los Angeles, 
Calif, 90065, 



SEVEN Complete Mail Order Opportun- 
ities. $2.00, Or write: AM Sales, 32-28 
100th St., East Elmhurst. N.Y. 11369 

MAILORDER Millionaire helps beginners 
make $500 weekly. Free report reveals 
secret plan! Executive ( 1A-3L 333 North 
Michigan, Chicago 60601- 

FANTASTIC New Product For Motorists 
From : Resu 5-ales, Box 101, Laval. Quebec, 
Canada. 



$2.40 HOURLY Making simple wood nov- 
elties. Free details! Gene's, 55 Boxwood, 
Falmouth. Mass. 02540- 



MAILORDER Dealers Wanted. Earn out- 
standing profits using tested promotions! 
Executive type business. Details 25C- 
Rutward, Box 73S-PE. Norwalk, Conn. 
G6G52. 



STUFF Envelopes, Average $25.00 hun- 
dred. Experience unnecessary. Customers 
furnish stamped, addressed envelopes. 
Beginner's Kit, SI. DO. Money three, Bex 
392PM3, area. Calif 92621. 

MAILERS Needed! Big money! Send lot 
for Information. Andrew Sales. Sox 152, 
Blue Island, ill. 60406. 



SPARE TIME EARNINGS!! !$ With table 
saw, bandsaw, etc. , . . Write: woodcraft, 
956 Springdale, Atlanta, Ga> 30 306, 



SELL Books by Mall. Tremendous 
Profits. Free Details. Products-Unique, 
Sox 48-F-2, Malden, Mass. Q214B. 

PORTABLE Sandblaster $21,00 {aircom 
pressor required). Free brochure. Inks, 
Box 66573-A, Houston, Texas 77006. 

make Magnetic signs, Machineless 
method r Profits enormous. Writer 
R1B49AFM, BardstOWn, Ky. 4QQD4, 

HOLLYWOOD OEM ENTCRAFT: Offers High- 
ly Profitable Home Business. Experience 
Unnecessary. Unlimited Unique Pottery 
Designs Easily Made Without Moulds. Bird- 
baths. Fountains, Wishing- Wei Is, Water- 
falls, etc. Chemical Coloring Formulas. 
Marble- placing, FREE Illustrated Brochure. 
CONCRETE FACTS, 602 Athens Street, 
Altadena, California 91001. 



EARN $60.00 Daily manufacturing Con- 
crete Fence Posts, Practically no invest- 
ment, Send stamped -addressed envelope. 
American, Excelsior Springs, Mo, 64024, 

MAKE a Years Income In 8 weeks Camp- 
ing. No selling, Capital or Land neces- 
sary, Write Edru's, Route 5. Box 5733, 
Gig Harbor, Washington 98335, 

MAILORDER — Profitable products, drop- 
shipped. No merchandise investment. Ev- 
erything supplied — catalogs, ads, mailing 
lists. Gif-Guide, 1137Va Crenshaw, Dept, 
263, LOS Angeles 90019. 

PIANO Tuning Learned Quickly At Home! 
Tremendous fidd! Musical knowledge un- 
necessary, Gl approved. Information free, 
Empire School, Box 327, Miami, Florida 

33145, 

$400.00 MONTHLY Raising giant fish- 
worms. Soilless method. Charlie Morgan, 
Bushmen, Florida 33513. 

EARN Money raising fish worms for us! 
Write: Oakhaven-38, Cedar Hill, Texas 
75104. 



ADVERTISING BUSINESS — YOU Own it. 

£350 First Week or Money Back, Electric 
Neon Action Ad Clock, 229 W. Illinois, 
Chicago 606 IQ, 

WORLD S Largest supply, Merchandise 
25% to 40% under wholesale. Bankrupts, 
Closeouts 10d on dollar, imports. Hong- 
kong clothes. Automobile discounts. Free 
deta I Is. 1 nt erratic no I Buyers, Bax 

16388 MM. Portland, Oregon 97233. 

SELL Lifetime. Metal, Social Security 
Plates. Big Profits! Sample and Sales Ki| 
Free. Russell, Box 286-PM, Pulaski, 
Tennessee 38478. 



C0FUBLI5H "'Mail Sale Advertiser," 
leading mailorder paper. Copy and details 
25b: U.5-A, only, Vanroy Shirk, Lebanon. 
Pa. 17042/ 



$200,00 DAILY In your mailbox! Your 
opportunity to do what mailorder experts 
do. Free detail!. Associates, Box 136-A, 
Holland, Michigan 49423. 



DRAFTSMEN! Operate own DRAFTING 
SERVICE! Full. Part Time; Experience un- 
necessary; Details: Roberts Drafting, 1741 
Circle Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21204. 

MAILORDER Booh Publisher Wants Deai- 
ers. Jan Enterprises. 76F, Wild Rose, 
Wisconsin 54984. 



FREE Catalogs. Repair air conditioning 
refrigeration, fools, supplies, full instruc- 
tions'. Doolln, 2016 Canton. Dallas, Taxes 
75201. 



BUILD Custom Cases at home for profit. 
Get orders &y mail. We supply materials, 
instruction— everything, Free home busi- 
ness details.. Custom Case Supply Co. t 
6961 CPC Hayvenhurst Avenue. Van Nuys, 
California 91408- 



TAKE Catalog orders. We drop-ship 1001 
best selling specialty products. Guaran- 
teed lowest below wholesale prices. Fan- 
tastic spa re -full time home business, free 
book snows you how. SMC, 6963 SPG 
Hayvenhurst Avenue, Van Nuys, California 
91406. 



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MARCH 1972 195 




BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

>! t ' u f i N Ft -4 [ -J frdtil prcttdinQ ;j j ijl ) 

VENDING Machine big catalog. Rake. 
523 A Spring Garden. Philadelphia, Pa. 
19123. 



I MADE $40.003. OU Year by Mailorder! 
He Ip Ed others make money] Start with 
$10,00— Free Proof, TOrrey, Box 3I8-Y. 
y psjiantl., Michigan 43197. 



MAH Baby Catalogs imprinted with 
your address to New Mothers for Big 
Profits!! Details 25*. Volt PM. Ypsilam, 
Michigan 48197. 

MAKE Money from old tires, Operators 
clearing $800. weekly. Equipment costs 
$1500. Gel facts. S & S Patents, lmc M 
3752 N. Damen, Chicago 606 18. 



MAKE $45 From square foot plywood: 
jigsaw or bandsaw necessary. Free details. 
Woodar, Bridgewater, Mass. 02324. 



CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURER NEEDS 

Man to assemble our oroduct and be lo- 
cal agent, experience unnecessary. May 
Start while presently employed. Five-fig- 
ure income for responsible applicant. 
5.K.R.M. Manufacturers, 2347 West 23B 
Str e e t Torrance . California 9QSQ 1 . 

SUPERIOR Auction School. Nation's top 
Auctioneers own and instruct. Box 1281. 
Decatur. Hi. 62525- 

$2 do. oo SPARE Time earnings with your 
Table saw. Write: Workshop five* 3800 
Harney, Vancouver. Washington 98880. 

$25.00 HUNDRED Addressing. Possible 
Year 'round. Complete Instructions 25£ for 
registration, postage. Cove, Box 1348 B. 
Clearwater, Flor i da 33517. \ 

$1 .000,00 PROFIT from 1,000 Mailings! 
George. Box 2188-PM, Cypress. California 
9063C, 

$70 TO $200 WEEKLY Home. Spare 
Time Simplified Mail Bookkeeping. Imme- 
diate Income. Easy. Audita*, Box 34741A, 
Los Angeles, Calif. 90034., 



VENDING Machines. No selling, Routes 
earn amazing profits. Big catalogue Free, 
Parkway Corporation. 715PBM Ensor 
Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202. 

“MORTGAGE Brokerage,' 1 Lucrative Prof- 
its! Obtain Capital Sources. Chase, LJleta. 
Florida 33164. 

MAIL Galore! Money-making offers! Your 
name on national mailing lists, 35£. Three 
months. 50C. Suillns. Box 206-M, Forsyth, 
Georgia 31029, 

$60-00 DAY. Manufacturing Concrete 
Posls, Blocks. Mold Equipment Catalog 
$1-00 refundable. Carlayne r Route One, 
Bom 95. Rapid City, South Dakota 57701. 

1100% PROFIT. Bronzing or Pearl Finish- 
ing Anything. Free Proof! Kiktavi. Box 
2127D r Inglewood. Cal if r 90305. 

MAIL Order Collection Agency can make 
vou $1000.00 monthly, Free Details, i 
Continental, Box 2023-A, Des Moines. : 
Iowa 50310, 



BRONZED Shoes cost 250 Retails $6.00 
—Free literature— NBC. Box 11069 PM, 
Kansas City 64119. 



SELL Books by mail, 400% profit Royal h 
Box 450-X. Cleveland. Ohio 44127. 



MAILORDER Records help get increased 
business! Complete 32 Page Record Book 
shows your inquiries, orders, advertising, 
expense, etc- Only $1.00. C. A. Martin 
Popular Mechanics. Cent, PM«, 224 West 
57 Street New York. New York tools. 

INEXPENSIVE, Home’ Auto Fire, Burglar 
Alarms. Extinguishers. 200% Fronts. 
Nation's Watchdog, Williamsburg, Ohio 
451 76. 



PREVIEWING Business deals for others 
as tfisir personal representative earn* 
large fees. Non- sales. Free Information. 
Omnlfax. Box 31625, Pallas, Texas 7523 L 

CLIP Short newspaper Items. To $10. DO 
each Details free. Foster. 272-M-3. 
Brooklyn 11235. 



196 POPULAR MECHANICS 



HOME WORKERS- $IOH0D Weekly Addre*- 
sing for firms. Begin immediately. Details 
—send stamped, addressed envelope, 
K ami [ton. 272-TMA-3, Brooklyn 11235. 

“WATCHMAKING Makes every day a pay- 
day. Learn this cash business at home. 
Free details. Sweazey p YCA. Fox River 
Grove F Illinois 600 21 . __ s 

200% PROFIT* Sell Man-Made Diamonds. 
NO Investment. NO Obligations. Lady's 
Gems. Box 3333PM. Anderson, 5.C. 29621. 

MEN -women Make Big Profits At Home! 

In plastics, part or full timet Unique 
process teaches you with equipment we 
give you free to make hundreds of 3*D 
plastic products, candy and candle molds, 
plaques, signs. Skin and bubble package. 
Also resin casting. Write today for free 
details. Nationwide Plastics, Dept AND, 
414Q Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 
90065. 

EARN $240.00 A month at home, spare 
time, doing only two $5,00 Invisible 
Reweaving/Reknitting jobs a day. Big 
money paid for service that makes cuts, 
tears disappear from fabrics. Steady de- 
mand. Details free. Fabrlcon. 2065 
Montrose, Chicago 60618. 

YOU'RE CRAZY Tc risk one cent in the 
mall order business before you write lor 
free information: Mail Order News. 4D0 
East BOth $t. K New York 1Q02L 

EARN $700 Per Month Spare Time as 
Tax Preparer with new quick-leern income 
tax home training. Men-Women, all ages h 
make big money. Full facts by mail— no 
salesman. Federated Tax Service, 2065 
■Montrose, Chicago 606 18. 

MAILORDER . . . IMPORTING * , . FRAN- 

CHISING . . . Plus many little- known 
moneymaking opportunities l Free Bro- 
chure Success Research, Box 29263- AO, 
Indianapolis. Indiana 46229. 

EARN $70.00 up Weekly. Your own 
Wholesale Business at home. No invest- 
ment- Details and Catalog. Send only 
$3.09 [refundable). Hewitt Co., Box 75PM, 
Ha zlet, N.J. 07730. 



CAMERA owners earn BIG money. 
Photography, 5334-F Sunset, Hollywood, 
Cal, 90027. 



ADDRE5SERS And Mailers Needed. De- 
tails IOC. Lindbloom, 3636 West Peterson, 
Chicago 60659- 



OPEHATE Home Mail Order Business, 
Wfite: SCHROEDER'S, Box 205. Greeodsie, 
Wise. 53129. 



$100.00 WEEKLY Selling magnetic slgnsf 
SPN, Box 15. Murray HUE, New Jersey 
07974 



SELL By Mall Order For Extra Income 
And Future Security. Details Free. 
Humphrey, P.0. Box 396. Roselle, Illinois 
60172, 



CLASSIFIED Ads can make money for 
you. too. Guaranteed, Professional 
Method, $1-00 (COMPLETE), N eWorld, 
Box 1448, Lafayette. Irtd. 47905. 



MAKE Durable building plastic easily. 
Waterproof, fireproof, economical. Bays 
Laboratory, Cedaredge. Polo B1413, 

YOU Can be RICH and very IMPORTANT. 

Don’t Walt, just $2.75 brings complete 
Information. R. Niewada, Box 5423, 
Postal Station M A,'' Toronto, Ontario. 

BURGLAR Alarms You can install. Big 
profits. Catalogue 2 5( Refundable. 
Armstrong Alarms, 300 N. E. 44 St,, 
Ft. Lauderdale* Florida 33308, 



MAILORDER, $250 Dally. Homcbuslness, 
Free Advertising. Dollar Getting Plans. 
Free Details. Rhodes tAJAj, 545 East 
86 Street, Chicago, Illinois 50619. 

LAT E3T Mcmeyrnaki ng Op portun It i es, 

Bulletin 1Q£, Westbrook, 275 West St. 
Stoughton, Mass. 02072- 



279 FAST. Easy ways to make money! 
Free! Rush name H address, i Ip. Perry, 
13263 PM Ventura BIvtL, Studio City. Cal, 
91604. 



HOW To Succeed In Mailorder! Writes 
Fimex, Box 146 L-PM 23, Ogden, Utah 84401. 

MONEY MONEY MONEY! You can make it 
in Mail Order. Free Details. Island, Box 
157 F, Bayside, N.Y.J1361. 

BOW To sell Books By Mall. Amazingly 
Profitable. Details Free! No Obligation! 
Write! Karri Enterprises, 4 Balfour Path, 
Holbrook, N Y. 11741. ___ 

HOW To Succeed In Mail Order! Free In- 
formation! ALEXANDER'S. 4101 Wadsworth 
Ct., #202-AC, Annaodale, Virginia 22003, 

BA BY-TEH DA Distributorship. Man Or 
Woman, Direct Safes. Baby -Tend a 
Corporation. Bll State I in e r Kansas City. 
Missouri 64101, 



1 MADE $2,000.00 Monthly In Mail- 
order. r . . Evenings Only, You Can Too — 
Free Proof! Kingman JJI, 4264 Westfidge. 
Erie, Pennsylvania 165D6, 



MAILORDER Imports, Report Reveals 
Foreign Drop/ Ship Sources. World Traders 
Digest. Ideal Mailorder Items. $1,00 
Ernest D, Veuthey, 1140 WUcOx Place. Los 
Angeies, California 90D38. 

SUPPLY Fried Chicken Dinners, $500 
week home plan. Only $2.00 postpaid. 
White's Chicken Dinners, Box 266. Mt, 
Vernon, Ohio 43050. 



SECRETS! Mail Order Success, Interna- 
tionally famous expert reveals how to 
make home business fortunes. Beginners 
Get free copy ,J Make Money By Mail." Dis- 
closes free advertising, profitable prort^ 
yets, Mailed, Dept, F27Q3. woodland Hills, 
California 91364. 

FANTASTIC Profits! Your Own Advertis- 
ing Specialty Business. Huy Direct . - . 
Hire Salesmen To Keep Up With Busmessf 
Free Details. DB Associates, Dept PM-151, 
Holland, Mich. 49423. 

OWN Manufacturing, Store. Service 
Business, No Franchise fee, Full-Part 
Time. Start big or small, Choice busi- 
nesses match aptitudes and investment? 
$ 100.00—$ 2, 500 .00 . Dome I nd ust ri es 

Corporation., PD G82-MP, Farmingdale h NJ. 

07727, 

“ FREE Book M 999 Successful, Little- 
Known Businesses/ 1 Work Home! 
Plym outb-ADC, Brooklyn, N ew Yo rk 11216. 

SELL Books By Mail. Complete Dealer 
Set-Up. 20 C, Midwest Mail Salas, Box 
44R2-PM, Shawa no, Wisconsin 54166, 

MAILORDER FORTUNE YOURS With Eas- 
ily Mastered Secrets. Write: Moisten, 
(C235‘3). 2S03 Cornelia, Augusta, Georgia 
30906. 



IMPORT- Ex port Magazine, Published 
Monthly, Reveals Sources For Hundreds Of 
Products From Manufacturers Around The 
World. Fantastic Import Opoort uni ties. 
Years Subscription $6.00. Two Months 
$1.00, Trade World, Dept. D, #209-1075 
Nelson St ..Vancouver 5, B. CI- 
PRO FI TABLE. Helpful Books!! Wide Se- 
lection. Guaranteed Beneficial. Write: 
Winfar, 1PM Robinson Drive, Baldwins* He, 
New York 13027. 

AEROSOL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS $2,98 & 
$3.98-0istribul0rs Quantity Price 87 MrC 8 
99 Vz$ Sample of each $3.50 P.PD, Wame. 
6922 Congress, Detroit 43207, 

HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN HOME BUSI- 
NESS! Mailorder. Wholesaling, Importing, 
Successful corporation supplies free de- 
tails. Marpel Co, lnc. t 5302 Park Ave., 
Dept, PMC2< West New York, New Jersey 

Q7Q93, _ 

HOW To make money on government 
surplus. $1,0D, Affiliated Wholesale 4 Sayre. 

Pa. 16810, 

FREE Gilt For Your Customers- OrdEr 
1,000 first quality ballpoint pens with cap 
and your company name $49.50 delivered. 
Phoenix, 113 Ninth Street, Passat New 

Jersey 070 55/ 1 

FREE Catalog! Money-Maker. Start at 
Home PartFull time. Buy below whole* 
sale. Help you start Wholesale House. 
Dept- 203P2. BOX 2321. Satellite 6each t 
Florida 32937- 



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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

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MAILORDER Moneymaking Kit. Home 
Business. Valuable fists, concrete infor- 
mation detailed steps. Capita unneces- 
sary, Free Details, Pictures. Meadows. 
Box 327-PM3, Boston 02199. 

BUILD Your Own Molds For Concrete 
Picnic Tables, Flower Pots etc,* From lo- 
cally purchased materials, for 10% the 
cost of p rebuilt*. You Poor Superior Mer- 
chandise. Blueprints and Instructions 
$6.00. Miller's Forms. 1275 Walnut 
Grand Junct, Colorado 81501. 

HOW To Finance Your Own Business. 
Get $500 to $2 million, free offer. 
Capital-17, KerrviUe, Texas 78028 

453 SOURCES OF INFORMATION For 

starting and running your own business. 
Directory of Books. Magazines. Govern- 
ment Publications Etc. Many free, others 
low cost Send $2 to: Business Advisory 
Publications, M2, P.O. Box 122, Briarcliff, 
NY 10510, ______ . 

SAYINGS 1972 Wholesale Bargains, Buy 
For Your seif Or Resale, Huge Profiler 
-Free Deta Ms -Midwest industries. Box 
231TB. Arlington Heights. Illinois 6000 5. 

FREE Booklet "How To Sell By Mail” 
Write: Ran son e r Bo* 1719, Richmond 

Virginia 23214. 



MAILERS Addressers £500 Monthly pos- 
sible, send addressed stamped envelope, 
Martin Mailorder, Box 13546PM, Savannah, 
Georgia 31406, 



ATTENTION ENTERPRISING FEOPLI. Do 

you have an existing business or just a 
good Idea that could really succeed u 
only you had some capital? "ABCS DP 
RAISING VENTURE CAPITAL” is fur you! 
It tells how to select a capital source 
and gives a detailed approach to obtain- 
ing that money you need. Included is a 
complete model written proposal, with a 
detailed step by step discussion. And, 
most important. 100 names and addresses 
of companies and individuals who are 
Venture Capita Lists -people interested in 
new opportunities, Send $4.00 to Ventures 
Unlimited. Dept. A, Box 31147 Dallas, 
Texas 75231. MONEY REFUNDED IF NOT 
SATISFIED, 

MAKE 2 To 4 times Your Cost on 
hundreds of products. No Direct Selling. 
Experience Unnecessary. Proven - easy 
Methods-Merchandise- Catalogs, $1.00 (Re- 
fundable)., Specialty Wholesale, 301 East 
Williamson, Harlingen, Texas 76550. 

tGMMJP MONTHLY, People needed. 
Raise rabbits, other laboratory animals 
for us. Huge market. We supply equip- 
ment. breeders and instructions. Detaiis 
25C National Research Farms. PNMfi 4, 
Box 37, Palatine, Illinois 60067. 



MOLDING Rubber Liquid Plastic. Hobby 
Supplies. Details 10$, Chaney’s, 541 5-L 
San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 
32207. 



PROFIT With Popular Mechanics' sub- 
scription plan. No investment, no experi- 
ence reeded. Earnings begin immediately 
when you obtain subscription for Popular 
Mechanics, Good Housekeeping and oth- 
ers. Nigh commissions. bonus. No experi- 
ence needed. Deal directly with the 
Publisher. Write Popular Mechanics, Room 
3j,_250 West 55th St., New York ip. n.y . 

MAKE MONET Selling Personalized Ad- 
dress Labels and Personalized Pencils. 
Qtner products. Yarbrough. 5768 Venice,- 
0P2- Los Angeles. California 9Q019. 

LATEST Mailorder Successes Revealed! 
What Works— What Doesn't! Free Proof. 
Jeffries, Box 55-P r Freeport, Illinois 



HOW To Make All The Money You Want! 
SEnd Ed Stamp. Colonel Lewis, Box 21® 
Youngtown. Arizona 85363. 



$100 DAILY Possible ! wholesale Busi- 
ness, Free Details! Xcito Wholesalers, 
5715 N. Mozart, Chicago^ Illinois 60659. 

$30,000 YEARLY Possible With Your Own 
Business, Start pa rttime from home De- 
tails $2.00. TV Rental, Box 2067, 
Lexington. Kentucky 40507. 



SELL Books f! Complete Mailorder Plan. 
Vikar^s, Box 1312PM2, Salt Lake City. 
Utah 64110, 



YOUR OWN MAILORDER BUSINESS' Op- 
portunity to Profit as Experts Do. Free 
Details. Powell, Box 11S8MC Rosenberg, 
Texas 77471. 



SELL Professional OH Portraits From 
Photo 5. Ness -PM, Sc a re I iff e. Malueme. 
N.Y. 11565. 



SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, Get $5,000 TO 
$50,000. Free information Write, ABC, 
Dept. RM3. Box 95, Bloomfield Hills. 
Michigan 48D13. 



HOTTEST Mail Order Plans' Vegnev, 
D-PM3, 5245 Eastern. Las Vegas, Nevada 
89109 . 



N0WN $1,000.00 Monthly Possible Op- 
erating Collection Agency. Free "Money- 
making Details! 1 * Master, Drawer 77009- 
A3. Atlanta, Georgia 30309. 



TREMENDOUS Profits, your own whole- 
sale business, start with only $5.00, free 
proof. FN WHOLESALE, Silver Lake, Minn. 
55381 



MONEY In MAILORDER! Inexpensive 
books tell how! FREE details! Rackliff, 
Pondmeadow, Westbrook, Connecticut 
06498. 



WE NEED GINSENG GROWERS! $3,000- 
$33,000 Annually' We Buy Your Crop. Send 
$2-00 for seed sample and information. 
Glass’s Ginseng Exchange, Box 336. Roch- 
dale Station, Jamaica, N Y, 11434, 



MAIL ORDER— STATE APPROVED Corre- 
spondence School inches the proper 
methods! Free details! Beckwith School, 
’ Dept. 50. 515 Route 46. Fairfield. N.J. 
! 07006. 



ROOKS On Mailorder. Free Literature. 
Earl's, 121-A Melrose, Findlay, Ohio 45840. 

PROFITS In woodworking. 10 plans, 
marketing details $2 complete. Moore. 
Box 852, Ashland, Oregon 97320, 



PART Time up to £300. Or more selling 
our vacuum cleaner pn 10 Day Home 
Trial. Special exclusive features will tom- 
pete with and outsell any cleaner regard- 
less of price. Dramatic demonstration 
closes sale in 13 minutes. Buy direct 
from manufacturer at big discount. Write 
for brochure — No risk trial plan, Arkay 
Electromat ec Corp. 2762 - 3rd Ave. 
Bronx. H.Y, 10455. 



ENGINEERS! DRAFTSMEN! YOU Deserve 
Big 25% RAISE' New manual “Engineers 
Guide To unusual Opportunities" $3.00. 
Mise Associates, 490 Tolland. East Hart^ 
ford. Conn. O610S. 



2O0% PROFIT Selling Rings. Triple 
Money in 30 Days or Money Back, Free 
Details, Anka, P.O. Box B036-PM h Cranston, 
Rhode Island 02020, 



-MAILORDER Bookkeeping System. 1 ’ 
Ideal for tax purposes. tl.OO. Dealers 
wanted. Nell H. Tasker. Shamokin. 
Pennsylvania. 



PREPARE Tax Returns— Flo u sew ife Jo 
Ann Netrley made $5,500 last season. 
Train at home. YA Approved. National 
Tax School, Monsey 2w L C, New York 10952. 

OWN Your Own Business. A few hours 
work each week builds small investment 
to financial independence and a richer, 
fuller life. Write: Wa dentine. 28 

Wakefield Road, Newport News, Va, 23606. 

MAKE Up To $1000 Month From 
Home, write; Robertson Co.. Box 3858, 
Birmingham, Ala. 35208. 



START YOUR OWN Home Mailorder Bush 
ness. Fantastic! Get Professional Guid- 
ance. Wynn. Box 298-0. Audubon, 
Pennsylvania 19407. 



RUBBER Stamp Making Presses, Sup- 
plies, Descriptive Folder. Barto Mfg.. 237 
5. Evergreen, fiensenville, ill, 60106. 



MAILORDER— Carry no stock. Companies 
will pack, Ship under your label. One-man 
operation capable of £ 10,000-$ 2 G.DOO 
year. Details Free! Distributors. Box 8-A, 
East Rochaway, New York 11518. 

BECOME PROFESSIONAL DRIVING IN- 

STRUCTOR $400,00 Weekly. Your own 
Business Part-Full Time. Approved for 
Veterans. Write: Howard David. 1818 
Evarts, Philadelphia, Penns. 19152. 

FOR SALE New Products from many U S. 
Manufacturers for Mall Order etc. Sub- 
scription $1,00 per Year, Goodmans, 
Dept. 16, Woodruff, Arizona 85942. 

BEGIN Mailorder— Easy, Sound, Profit- 
able Way, Learn Proven Secrets. Ex- 
perience Unnecessary. Details. Cummins, 
#739 A 15O0 Massachusetts, N.W.. 
Washington, OX. 2QO05, 

MONEY In Catalog Salas 1.001 Special- 
ty Items. Sell Wholesale, Retail, Friends. 
Spare-full time, Make 2 to 3 Times Your 
Cost. Free Details. JTH. Box B12-C. Bristol* 
Term. 37620. 

IMPORT BUSINESS, Names, Addresses 
and Products of 75 European Companies 
Seeking American Distributors, Plus sim- 
ple instructions On How To import. Send 
$2.00 to; Imports, Box 38, Ncrthvllle, 
Michigan 48167. 

REPAIRMAN? $15.00 Hourly, Vacuum. 
Appliance Servicing. HHS Company, 
724 IB- 1st Avenue South, Minneapolis. 
Minnesota 55423. 

$3O0 UP PART Time house. Computer- 
ized bookkeeping. We teach, age no bar- 
rier, Experience unnecessary, Cafefetronlk. 
Dept. 1031, Box 41, Paramount Calif. 
90723. 

HEW Method “STEAM' 1 Carpet cleaning 
machines. Be your own boss. Only 
$895.00, Brochure. Stea Magic. 14550 
ME, 2nd Ave.^ Miam^ Florida 3316 1 , 

MAILORDER? How to prepare your own 
catalog for pennies! Free catalog! Obie- 
ADb, Brooklyn, New York 11219. 

MONEYMAKING 
OPPORTUNITIES 

SUCCESS METHOD Show; how to make 
$1,000,000 in only 10 years. Start with 
$10, Free proof. Opportunities, Box 721-A, 
Lynbrook, H.Y. 11563. 

PROFITABLE HOME BUSINESS! BABY 
SITTERS REGISTRY. Complete Instructions. 
$3.00. Frankie, Box 2167, NashvSMe. 
Tennessee 37214. 

BIG Profits In Specialty Merchandise. 
DETAILS Free! RADECKE, BOX U. BRANCH- 
YIHE, H.J. 07826. 

RIG Money Making candles In Home. 
Complete instructions. Everything Fur- 
nished. Detaiis Free. C AH DIE'S, Dept. A-4, 
Waseca, Minn, 56093, 

$2.00 STARTS You in Business servic- 
ing hot water tanks in homes, send for 
the only Service Manual that is Available. 
Selfservice Publications Box 336, Chicago, 
Illinois 60690 

MAKE $1,000,000 Within Eight Years. 
Free Trial, Kemmer, 103-PM Kenilworth, 
Lanesburo, Minnesota 55949. 

1 'ANYONE Can Win Sweepstakes' 1 Re- 
veals Prizewinner's Methods— How To Win 
Consistently! Free Details. Services, 8 ox 
644 PC2, Des Moines, Iowa 503O3- 

HDMEW0RKERS. Make $50. every 150 
envelopes you mall. Rush 25(. Gemco, 
B 21244ft, Indianapolis 46221. 

EARN $700 Per Month Spare Time as 
Tax Preparer with new quick -team Income 
tax home training. Men -Women, all ages, 
make big money. Full facts by mall — no 
salesman. Federated Tax Service, 2039 
Montrose, Chicago 60618. 

$100 00 DAILY Possible Bronzing Keep- 
sakes. Free Literature. , „ + NBC, Box 
iia69-PM l, Kansas City 64m. 

4 r'4ri ti n n&£ n N f-N tm fra J 



i MARCH 1972 



197 






MONEYMAKING 

OPPORTUNITIES 

(Cmlimtid from p^pt) 

NOVELTY IMPORTS Sell like mad! Make 
huge profits. NinE samples and large 
wholesale ca ta log— $ 1 ,00 . La kesh e re 

lm ports- 0800 North Campbell: Chicago, 
ill. 60645- 

WIN MINS Horse Racing Statistic s- 

FREE. Duma, 56? Howard Avenue. Staten 
Island, Now York 1030 L 

MONEY, Male Hundreds extra Spare- 
time home by mall, Oppcrtunitiesp tips In 
magazine that tells how. leading mast- 
order magazine since 1929, Sample SI. 
Year $5 with free what is mailorder op- 
portunities Folio. Mail Trade. P.0, Box 
130?. Springfield, Illinois 62705 

addressers Needed! Postage, Erw#- 
Jopes, Etc. Furnished! Details $1.00, 
New England Saies-B, p.O. Host 1573, 
Worcester, Mass. 01601. 

WANTED! AO DREISER 5- COMMISSION 

Mailers Stamp Required. Ooton Distribu- 
tors, 4120-P Duke. Ports mouth. Va. 3 37 03 ~ 

FREE — Easy Ways to make money sell- 
ing exciting new products— Full— spare 
time. Send name, age. For 5 months free 
subscription. Salesman's Opportunity 
Magazine, 1460 Hancock Center, Dept, 
I7jM h Chicago 606 LL 

BIS Money writing Jokes. Enormous 
demand. We show you how. Free Facts- 
Uffs, Dept G-93, Pleasant Hill. Ohio 
45359. 

MAKE Statuettes, novelties, imitation 
marble. Sen to stores or start gift shop. 
Free details. Marbleizing, 41 Waverton, 
St, Louis. Mo. 631?4 r 

LEARN The secrets of repairing Junk 
batteries “Fabulous Profits 11 at home. 
Battery Shop, Ho* S2Q t La CJuinta, Cal. 
92253. 

MOW TO GET RICH!? Free ^money- 
making Brochure 1 '! Success jnier national, 
ElO x 2447-C, Livonia, Midi. 48151. 

S3 00, GO FROM Sheet V*” plywood 
(scrap i. Details 25£. Novelties. 610 So. 
24th, El wood, Indiana 46036. 

GET World's Biggest Wholesale Import 
Catalog, Writer World, Medina, 'Wa&hsngton 
98033. 

VENDING Machines. No selling. Routes 
earn amazing profits. Big catalogue Free. 
Parkway Corporation, 715PMM Ensor 
Street- Baltimore, Maryland 212QZ, 

$25.00 HOUR Servicing vacuum dean- 
ery spare time! Baron, Box B63, Porta lea. 
New Mexico S513Q. 

EARN $40,00 DAILY* Manufacture con- 
crete Bricks, Very Small Investment, Free 
Details— Send Stamped Envelope— Bricks, 
Rt- One, Box 347-D. Valnco, Florida 33594, 

WIN CONTESTS! Prizewinner Will Help | 
You I Sample Copy, 25t. Year. £4.00. 
Spence, 1315 Central, St. Petersburg, 
Florida 33705. 

CLIP Newspaper items. $1.0D-$5.00 
each. Details free. Walter, Box 1360PA. 
Erie. Fa. 1651?. 

SCIENTIFIC Massages: Big Earnings un- 
crowded profession. Learn spare time at 
home. Diploma awarded. Free catalog. 
Write AndeFSoo School, Dept. C-1G, 
Princeton, Illinois 61356- 

SPARE Time cash. Sell Famous Hanover 
Shoes. Actual samples and sales kit Free. 
No experience needed. No age limit. 
Lowest prices for highest Quality makes 
selling easy, Every man a prospect, Big 
daily commissions. For full details, write 
Hanover Shoe, 774 Carlisle, Hanover, 
Pa, 17331. _ 

START Big-Pay business at heme fn 
spare time. No experience needed tu op- 
erate little tabletop machine for bronz- 
ing baby shoes. Make S7.95 profit on 
every pair. Full particulars free! Send 
postcard tdr Mason. Room MC-2-BC, 1512 
Jarvis. Chicago, II L 60G2G. 

198 POPULAR MECHANICS 



BIG PROFITS And BONUSES Selling Life- 
time Metal Social Security Plates, Free 
Sample! Dura pi ate, 2GO-PM East 127th 
Street, Kansas City, Mo, 64145. 

EARN $240.00 A month at home, spare 
time, doing only two $5.0Q invisible Re- 
weaving/Reknrttmg jobs a day. Big money 
paid for service that makes cuts, tears 
disappear from fabrics. Steady demand. 
Details free, Fabric on, 2039 Montrose, i 
Chicago 506 IB, 

YOU CAN BE RICH! If Hundreds of little 
known methods! Free Brochure! Success 
Research, Box 29253- AG, Indianapolis, 
Indiana 46229. 

SELL YOUR PHOTOS— Report Tells HOW, 
Where. Color Slide Markets. Only $1.00. 
Pat in & Bund, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 
70517, 

GET DOLLARS IN MAIL No inventory 
investments Guaranteed to work or we 
rEfund. Send 5QC for details. Keller, 29- 
FM Days Vie w , Beilefcntg, pa. 16823. 

KOW To Make Money Writing Short 
Paragraphs. In format ion Free, Barrett. 
Dept. C-27-D1, 6216 N Clark, Chicago 
50660, 

FIX Typewriters from home. Repairs 
available. Easily learned. A I hey, Tgrentum, 
Pa. 150B4. 

EASIEST Money Profitable Mailorder 
Plans. Details 50(. Fames Enterprises, 
PQ. Box 74632 A, Los Angeles, Calif, 
@0604. 

SWEEPSTAKES Contest. How To Win. 
Write for free particulars. General 
Contests, 1609-18 East fifth. Duluth, 
Minnesota 55812. 

CAN YOU INVEST $5,007 Start making 
money soon!!! Manufacturer secrets re- 
vealed! Easy way to make Perfume, Face- 
powder Cold-cream, Ink, Bayrhum. etc., 
etc. , . , Order Today or write tar free in- 
formation (English -French -Spanish) Specify 

B our formula. Stephen 6 Sons, Industrial 
I vision, 276 East 31, Brooklyn, N.Y_, 

1 1226. 

FENNY stocks Have Profit Potential, 
Free Information, Analyst-P.M. r Box 214, 
Redondo Beach, California 90277, 

HOMEWORKERS, Commission Mailers 
Wantedl Details IOC. Rome's. B-372-PM, 
Webster; Massachusetts 01570. 

MAKE MONEY WRITING SHORT PIECES! 

Copyrighted Proven Method. Details Free. 
Moisten. (C235-l) p 2803 Cornelia, Augusta, , 
Georgia 30906. 

DROPOUTS! Yes You Can Become a Mil- 
lionaire. Details Free. 3-D, Box 2892, 
Rena r Nevada, 89305, 

SELL Your Photos. Report tells How, " 
Where. Color Slide Markets Send SI. 00. 
BasHore Products, Dept. A, 905 
Washington St„ New Carlisle, Ohio 45344 

FREE Copy! "Homeworkers Bulletin; 1 
Hundreds Homework Offers. Send ?5C Han- 
dling (Re fund able) And Stamped Self-Ad- 
dressed Envelope. Troy Company, Dept. 
PM, Bayonne, N.l. 07002. 

MAKE MONEY Fast Selling Jewelry No 
Investment, Big Profit. Free information. 
Maxwell Company, Suite 282-FC. 4554 
Broadway, Chicago, Illinois 60640. 

VALID Certificate To Teach Reading, 
$3.96— Course Free! Academy, 1315 
Reman, Wilmington, Gal. 90744. 

PLANS/IDEAS ERUAL M-0-N-E-Y p FREE 

EFFORT. Brooks, M-209S4, St. Petersburg, 
Florida 33742. 

MAILORDER IMPORTS Report Reveals 
Foreign Drop-Ship Sources. Ideal Mail- 
order Items, Send SI. 00. £ & H Sales. 
3674 Macintosh, Santa Clara, Calif. 96050. 

GET RICH In Spite Of YOURSELF— 

Astonishing formula, use in any job or 
business. Rush Sim Lee, Box 4198P1, 
South Daytona. Fla. 32621. 

MY NEW BUSINESS CAN EASILY MAKE 
YOU $1,500 PER MONTH BURKH ALTER, 

2920 Tecumseh Street. Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana 70805. 



s Goc - up MONTHLY. People needed. 
Raise rabbits, other laboratory animals 
for us, Huge market. We supply equip- 
ment, breeders and instructions. Details 
250. National Research Farms, PHM 4, 
Bpx 37, Palatine, Illinois 50067, 

GUARANTEED $25,000 1st Year Mail 
Order Earnings. Details ?5d. den wood, 
472 1 C Indiana NE, Salem, Oregon 97303. 

TREMENDOUS EsTn ^Potential. Three 
Unique Businesses Operated From Home. 
Jehuco, Box 6542MC, Surfslde, Florida 
33154. 

HOW To Prepare Your Own Mail Order 
Catalog Without Merchandise for Pennies, 
the Buyer's Setvlce Directory, and the 
free bonus. Many Profitable Mall Order 
Businesses. All for only 56.95 Postpaid. 
Money-back guarantee. A. D. Johnson 
Enterprises, P.0, Elox 4543. Chicago, III. 
&Q6flO- 

PART Time up to $360 or more selling 
our vacuum cleaner. See advertisement 
Arkay Electromatic Corp, {Business Op- 
portunities Classification). 

LEARN The art of selling. Earn generous 
commissions as a part-time subscription 
representative tar leading magazines, for 
free details, send this ad with your name 
and address to: POPULAR MECHANICS. 
Room 11075, 250 W. 55th St.. New York, 
M,Y„ 1QQ19- 

MAKE Money. Avoid Taxes Legally, Spe- 
cial Report $3 Sh&ws How, Financial 
Advisory, Box 371-DX, Larch mont New 
York 10536. 

$1000 MONTHLY/ Amazing. Interesting 

Home Business. Details; Diversified, Box 
212-G, Pompano Beach. Ha. 33061. 

MAKE MONEY Selling Beautiful STATUE 
Of LIBERTY Postcards. IDO for only 
$4.75. p. 0. BOX 365-A, Liberty, N,Y. 12754. 

MAKE BIG MONEY selling imported 
watches. FREE brochure and wholesale 
prices. Dynamic. Box 163, Babylon, New 
York 11702, 

EARN And Save Money. 50 Ways, $1,00. 
PRACTICAL, P.0, Box 3, Cummack, N Y, 
1 1725, 

NEW Business— Easily Make $800 Month 
At Home. Free Details, Voss Enterprises, 
2074 East Raines, Memphis. Tennessee 
3SU6. 

HIGH PROFITS. Operate your own 
second-hand business. FREE DETAILS 
about guide to success. James Company. 
Box 1097, Longview, Washington @8632. 

TAX Preparation NEW! SHORT EASY 
METHOD Faster, Higher Earnings Starting 
FtRST WEEK Free information Advance, 
Sox 26?. High Springs, Florida 32643. 

DON'T GUIT Your Present Job Yet™ With- 
in one year you can fell your boss “So 
Long 6 Goodbye.' 1 Why not! Your own 
business! Your own boss! Your own in- 
come at $3,100.00 per month! Retire in 
1? years at $1,200.00 per month and 
$250,006.00 in the bank. Start now! Plans, 
details. I3.Q0 to; Success — H. Hann, Box 
6, Bradley, Illinois 60915. 

BEG Money From Surplus, Brochure. 
$1,00. Christopher's, 7551 Fr&nkliml?, 
Sacramento, Calif, 95823. 

AMAZING INFORMATION BOOKLET. Hew 

to make money in Mailorder Imports, Gov* 
ernment Surplus, Collecting Coins, 
Writing Fillers, With your Camara. $1.00 
Each. 2 $1.7$, Jasin Unlimited. Dept PM-3, 
111-32 121 St. n So Ozone Park, New York 
11420, 

MONEY Making Idea, B-l/254 Wise 
Enterprise, P.Eh Box 10543. LOs Angeles, 
Calif. @0D1@. 

LEARN HOW INTERNATIONAL BANKERS 
MAKE BILLIONS! Send 52.60 fur "Naked 
Capitalist'' Bbok. Erickson. 108 No. 
Hidalgo, Alhambra, California 91 SOI. 

$10,090 Yearly Possible' Consignment 
Selling. Others sell tar you. Fuff-spare 
time, Details free. Elite Service. Box 
715-A, Lynbrook, New York 11563. 

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MONEYMAKING 

OPPORTUNITIES 

{ Coji J hMtrf fr#M prffedt ptijpl 



HOMEWORKERS? Mail for firms. Send 
stamped addressed envelope, ft. C- Kart. 
P- 0, Bo* 31 7 h Mariposa H California ^S33S . 

EARN $150.00 Per week— No Selling, 
Details $1.00, Hunterco. 4067 Alto. 
Oceanside, Cal. 92054. 



PROFITABLE OCCUPATIONS 



MAINTENANCE SUPERVISION COURSE 

Home study. Prepares custodial workers 
tor supervisory responsibilities and clean. 
Ing maintenance management careers. 
APPROVED FOR VETERANS. Accredited 
member National Home Study Council. 
Easy terms. Free brochure; American 
Institute of Maintenance. Dept. P. P. 0. 
Box 2063. Glendale, Caiif. 91209 . 

BECOME A Mortgage Broker. Highly re- 
spected, interesting, lucrative prestige 
business- For complete information write: 
United, Box 62B4-F, Marietta, Georgia 
30060 - 

MAKE $$00 CLEAR MONTH Few hours 
from 10 customers* representing us in 
your community. No individual selling. R&~ 
peats forever. Customers waiting. SL for 
sample, details. Our 40th year. 
Progressive, Box 1302, Springfield, Illinois 
62705. 



BAKE Hew greaseless doughnuts In 
kitchen, sell stores. Free recipes. 
Michael Ray, Waseca, Mi mi. 56093. 

FT. SMITH Auction School, Ft. Smith, 
Ark. Residents & Home study. Veteran 
approved, 

SHARPEN Scissors. PinkerS. Inexpensive 
equipment, tools, supplies, Black hawk's. 
StieJdahl. Iowa 60243. 



LEARN CUN REPAIR GUNSMITHING In 

spare time. Book, details ICC- Modern 
Gun Repatr S-.’hcn , Dept. L 3QS, 4225 N. 
Brown, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251. 



INSTANT Moneyl Plastics are the wave 
uf the future. Big profits now! At home! 
Snare time! Materials costing lit bring 
hack 52. 58 profits immediately! Free 
information. Rush name on postcard to: 
Warner, Room LC-2-BC, 1512 Jarvis, 
Chicago, III, 6062G, 



EARN $240,00 A month at home, spare 
time, doing only two $5.00 Invisible Re- 
weavinE/ftaknitting iohs a day. Bra money 
paid- for service that makes cuts, tears 
disappear from fabrics. Steady demand. 
Details free. Fabric on. 2040 Montrose. 
Chicago 60618. 



FREE facts— Extra Cash raising Christ- 
mas trees. 3t seedlings yield high 
Profits. Backyard /Plantation programs. 
Tremendous market Pioneer, Box 666-NG. 
Aptos. California 95003. 



MOW To Make Money Writing Short 
Paragraphs, Information Free. Barrett 
Dept. E-2M32, 6216 N, Clark, Chicago 
60660. 



RETIRE ANYTIME Fn Luxury Easy, legiti 
mate. Free details. Premier Enterprises, 
Fostfro* 1059? 0, Pittsburgh Pa, 15235. 

HOW To Get Money. S50O To S2 Million. 
New car, travel, college, start a business. 
Free details. Capital-25, KerrvkHe, Texas 
78028- 



S 600-UP MONTHLY. People needed. 

Raise rabbits, other laboratory animals 
for us. Huge market We supply equip- 
ment, breeders and instructions. Details 
25C National R a search Farms, PNMC 4, 
Box 37, Pa Fatine, Illinois 60067. 



SALESMEN -DISTRIBUTORS 



BIS Earnings Selling Hertel Bibles. New 
3- dimension cover, finest reference edi- 
tion sells fast. Demon strain r furnished. 
Big commissions. International Book. 
Dept. PM, Box 118, Wichita, Kansas 67201. 



6-TRACK Tapes $36.00 DOi. Rock* Soul, 
Country. Sample $4.00, Free list Victor's, 
Box 10215. Cleveland. Ohio 44110. 



SELL Sensational Car Thief Signal 
Lightning Seller, Samples for trial, 
Northwest Electro Ave. 812, Mitchell, 

$. Oak, 57301. ! 

EARN Big Commission Full or Part Time. 
Show America's largest tine Low Priced 
Business Printing and Advertising Spe- 
cialities Plus Calendars in season. No ex- ; 
perience. No Investment- No collections 
or Deliveries, On-the-spot commissions. « 
Big Free Sales Kit samples hundreds items 
used daily by businessmen. Merchandise 
bonuses for you, Build profitable repeat 
business. Start now. National Press, Dept. 
72D, North Chicago. Ill, 60064 

SELL Advertising Ball Pens, Calendars, i 
Ad-Spec ia [ties- — Build Own Repeat Busi- 
ness-Free Details— Fleming Dept. A, 
6535 Cottage Grove, Chicago 60637, 

ASK U$ ABOUT GETTING INTO BUSINESS 
FOR YOURSELF, ft can be done selling our 
New 1972 Line of Specialty Advertising, 
Calendars and Executive Gifts, Every 
business and Organization a potential cus- 
tomer. Part or FulF time. No investment, 
collections, quotas, reports, or District 
Managers. Many promotional ideas to help 
you get started with a 63 year old, low 
pressure firm rated AAA-l. Prompt, help- 
ful cooperation. Weekly cum miss ions. 
Liberal Bonus. Write: John MtNeer, Dept, 
PM -3, Newton Mfg. Co. r Newton, Iowa 
60208- 



HQUSEHDLD PRODUCTS ROUTE, EARN 

$25 Or more daily. Also Party Plan oppor- 
tunities for men, women full, part time, 
Me Ness, Freeport f 26 321 Illinois 6 1 032. 

MAKE Extra $25 to $75 spare time! 
Double air cushion shoes. Men's, women's 
line, Dress r work. play. Highest commis- 
sions. Shoes for yourself. Outfit Free. 
Bronson, Dept- H-32, Minneapolis. 
Minnesota 554U3. 



LONE Needed Invention. Man to contact 
service stations. Full or part-time , Huge 
profits. Write: Cycle- Mfg. r 3816 Dahlia, 
Dent. 138, Denver, Colo, 

JIFF? Jar hangers new patents reuse 
baby rood jars, hong on Perf. Boards 
10 $1 00. Carded Seller, $60.00 gross 
sample cards 2 'Si, 00, WohJak, Box 484A, 
Franklin Park. I llinois 60131. 



AGENTS WANTED 



SELL Office Supplies — Mach ines— Fur- 
ii i tu re — E qu ip me n t . Osec o , 3505-PM 

Elston, Chicago 60618. 

WILL You test new items in your home? 
Surprisingly big pay. Latest conveniences 
far home, car. Send no money. Fust your 
name. Krlstee 132, Akron, Ohio 44308. 

every Man a prospect. Refundable sales 
kit offer showing Mne belt buckles, tie 
clasps, money clips, cuff links, lapels. 
Identification badges, individualized with 
customer's name and emblems. Cap badges 
fur trucking, bus. Eaxi, police, firemen, 
also postal, letter carriers and heavy con- 
struction emblems. Choice 4030 emblems. 
Hook- Fa st, Box 1088PM. Providence, ft.1. 
02901. 

YOUR Own business-- Used Suits Sl-50; 
Overcoats 65C: Mackinaws 350: Shoes 
!2VzC: Ladies' Coats 30C- Dresses 15C. 
Enormous profits. Catalog Free. Nalhan 
Portnoy Assoc., 2109-AA, Roosevelt Road, 
Chicago, Illinois 60608. 

PRINTING Advertising Salesmen— Ex- 
cellent moneymaking sideline selling De 
caicomafiia Name Plates, small quantities. 
Advertising Specialties, sign letters. Free 
Samples. Safeco XL, Boston, Mass. 02119- 

WANT TC MAKE" UP TO $100 A WEEK 

Spare time, and get free shoes for life, 
tub? No investment. Rush card for tree 
details. Mason Shoes, K-S62. Chippewa 
Fails, Wisconsin 54729. 

LIFETIME Income. Be our loan repre- 
sentative, Free Copy JF Financial Free- 
dom M r Send $1.QD refundable. Financial, 
Suite 1204-X3, 26 E F Jackson, Chicago 
60604, 



SILL Unidue Prison Reform Booklet. 
Free Sample. Dal r 31 ftamsdeti, Boston 
0213k 



YOU 1 RE IN DEMAND! Even tf you've 
never sold before you can easily turn 
spare lima into profits. Represent world's 
largest magnetic sign company. 
TllMITHlCp 337 El ft&blar, Dial. California 
93023, 



EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION 



CHICAGO Employment. Booklet, Plus 
Newspaper Classifieds. Send $3.00 to? 
Cindeb Press, Box 3134, Chicago, Illinois 
60680, 



AUSTRALIA Wants Youtil Government 
Assisted Passage. 1972 Government in- 
formation and Forms^Most Complete In- 
formation Available — $1,00, Reports on 
Employment. Business, Taxes, Education, 
Teaching, Housing, Ranching, Maps, etc, 
Austeo, Box 3S23-E h Long Beach, 
California 9Q8Q3- 

FLORIDA Employment Opportunities! 
Disneyworld! Newspaper Classifieds! Book- 
let $1.00. Sunshine, 4512N Jamaica, 
Ta m pa. _Fjorfda_ 336 1 4^ 

BRITISH Columbia employment and 
immigration Information. Complete details, 
$3,00. Doyle Associates, Box 2702. 
Williams Lake, B. C. Canada. 

"^CAREERS!! ADVENTURE!! SURPRISING 
AUSTRALIA Needs you, PAYS YOU To 
relocate. Handbook Details Include "Em- 
ployment Directory' 1 listing job Oppor- 
tunities Galore, tl.oo, tflotoEST, Box 
1834, Kansas City. Missouri 64141, 

OVERSEAS Jobs Directory— Now Hiring 
— High Pay r Adventure, $1,00. Trans- 
world, Box 90802-E, International Airport. 
Los Angeles, California 90009. 

AUSTRALIA NEEDS YOU, New Employ- 
ment Directory. Complete Details And 
Handbook, Send $1,00 to: B 8 E 

Enterprises, 32 W4th,, Chanute, Kansas 
66720. 



AUSTRALIA Needs You. New Manual Hot 
off Press Fully Illustrated. Plus Employers 
Directory. Guaranteed, $4,Q0, Gehrers. 
6434 Eucalyptus, Downey* California 
90242. 

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500 FIBERGLASS Molds for casting or 
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Michigan 49629. 



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06905. 



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i 92647. 



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A precision unit 
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